CYPRUS 1/4 PIASTRE 1884 QUEEN VICTORIA UNC
Rare Key date!
Mintage: 72,000
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
|---|---|
| Years | 1879-1901 |
| Value | 1/4 Piastre (1/720) |
| Currency | Pound (1879-1955) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 2.91 g |
| Diameter | 21.8 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 15555 |
| References | KM# 1 |
Obverse
Queen facing left wearing a coronet with a decoration of oak leaves and scrolls. Date below
Note: 1881H and 1882H. A small H above the date indicates that those coins were struck at the mint of Ralph Heaton and Sons, Birmingham, England (now The Mint, Birmingham, Ltd.)
Lettering:
VICTORIA QUEEN
1884
Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon
Reverse
1/4 within a circle of beads and in a circle the inscription: · CYPRUS · QUARTER PIASTRE
Lettering:
· CYPRUS ·
1
4
QUARTER PIASTRE