Owner Comments:
CYPRUS, KING GEORGE VI 2 SHILLINGS 1947.
OBVERSE: Crowned head of King facing left.
REVERSE: Two lions passant guardant, adopted from the badge of the Governor.
ENGRAVERS: Obverse: Percy Metcalfe. Reverse: Kruger Gray.
DIAMETER: 28.5 mm
WEIGHT:11.31 g
EDGE: Grained.
METAL COMPOSITION: Copper 75% , Nickel 25% .
MINTAGE: 720,000
RARITY: Scarce.
1947 2 SHILLINGS MS 63
Brilliant, with bold strike, lustrus surfaces and wonderful patina showing rose highlights.
NGC: Tied with four other specimens for finest graded.