Owner Comments:
CYPRUS, KING GEORGE V 1/2 PIASTRE 1930.
OBVERSE: Crowned bust of George V facing left.
REVERSE: 1/2 within a beaded circle.
ENGRAVER: Obverse: Edwar Bertram MacKennal. Reverse: Leonard Charles Wyon.
DIAMETER: 27.5 mm
WEIGHT: 5.83 g
EDGE: Plain.
METAL COMPOSITION: Copper 95%, Tin 4%, Zinc 1%.
MINTAGE: 180,000
RARITY: Common.
1930 1/2 PIASTRE MS 64 RB
Exceptional specimen of superb quality.
Brilliant and attractive with full strike, clear fields and beautiful red-brown color. Finished with more than 80% original red luster.
NGC: Tied with one other for finest known.