CYPRUS 45 PIASTRES 1928 SILVER CROWN COIN UNC
Mintage: 80,000
Features
Issuer | Cyprus |
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King | George V (1910-1936) |
Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
Year | 1928 |
Value | 45 Piastres (¼) |
Currency | Pound (1879-1955) |
Composition | Silver (.925) |
Weight | 28.2759 g |
Diameter | 38 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Demonetized | Yes |
Number | N# 15505 |
References | KM# 19 |
Commemorative issue
50 Years of Cyprus under British Rule.
Obverse
Portrait of King George V
Script: Latin
Lettering: GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: REX ET IND: IMP:
Designer: Edgar Bertram MacKennal
Reverse
Two lions in centre.
This is derived from the Coat-of-Arms of the Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1878 * CYPRUS * 1928
K·G
·FORTY FIVE PIASTRES·
Designer: George Kruger Gray
Edge
Milled