Owner Comments:
CYPRUS, QUEEN ELIZABETH II 3 MILS 1955 PROOF ISSUE.
OBVERSE: Crowned bust of Elizabeth II facing right.
REVERSE: A fish, based on a design on an iron-age vase in the Cyprus Museum and represents the sea surrounding the island.
DIAMETER: 20 mm.
WEIGHT: 2.83 g.
EDGE: Plain.
METAL COMPOSITION: Copper 95.5%, Tin 3%, Zinc 1.5%.
ENGRAVER: Obverse: Cecil Tomas. Reverse: W. M. Gardner.
MINT : Royal Mint, London.
MINTAGE: 2,000.
RARITY: Common.
1955 3 MILS PF 65 RD CAMEO
Brilliant and attractive with frosted devices and mirrored fields.
The single finest example of the date.