CYPRUS 1/4 PIASTRE COIN 1881 H QUEEN VICTORIA NGC MS63
Rare In UNC condition
Mintage: 108,000
Type | Standard circulation coin |
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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
1881 H
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