Owner Comments:
CYPRUS, KING GEORGE VI 1/2 PIASTRE 1938.
OBVERSE: Crowned head of George VI facing left.
REVERSE: 1/2 in the center.
ENGRAVER: Percy Metcalfe.
DIAMETER: 19 mm
WEIGHT: 2.59 g
SHAPE: Scalloped.
EDGE: Plain.
METAL COMPOSITION: Copper 75%, Nickel 25%.
MINTAGE: 1,080,000
RARITY: Rare in high grades.
1938 1/2 PIASTRE MS 63
Brilliant and attractive, fully struck with clear fields and satiny luster.
Extremely rare grade for the type. NGC: Tied with one other as finest known.
Finest certified example of the date.