Owner Comments:
CYPRUS, QUEEN VICTORIA 1/4 PIASTRE 1881.
OBVERSE: Young head of Victoria wearing a coronet ornamented with oak and scrolls.
REVERSE:: 1/4 within a beaded circle.
ENGRAVER: Leonard Charles Wyon.
DIAMETER: 21.8 mm
WEIGHT: 2.91
EDGE: Plain.
METAL COMPOSITION: Copper 95%, Tin 4%, Zinc1%.
MINTAGE: 72,000
RARITY: Rare coin in ucirculated condition.
1881 1/4 PIASTRE MS 64 RB
Superb Colonial British 1/4 piastre from Cyprus, featuring a full strike and clear surfaces. Lovely brown color with original red in and around the devices.
NGC: Pop 1, with only one grading higher.