Owner Comments:
CYPRUS, QUEEN VICTORIA 1 PIASTRE 1890.
OBVERSE: Young head of Victoria facing left and wearing a coronet ornamented with oak leaves and scrolls.
REVERSE: 1 within a beaded circle.
ENGRAVER: Leonard Charles Wyon.
DIAMETER: 32 mm
WEIGHT: 11.66 g
EDGE: Plain.
METAL COMPOSITION: Copper 95%, Tin 4%, Zinc 1%.
MINTAGE: 90,000
RARITY: Common in low grades but rare in AU and UNC condition.
1890 PIASTRE AU 50 BN
A nice example at this rare grade.