Owner Comments:
CYPRUS, KING GEORGE V 4.5 PIASTRES 1921.
OBVERSE: Crowned bust of King facing left.
REVERSE: A crowned shield containing a lion rampant. The crown rests on a scroll inscribed CYPRUS. The shield dividing the date 1921.
ENGRAVER: Obverse: Edwar Bertram MacKennal. Reverse: George William De Saulles.
DIAMETER: 19.5 mm
WEIGHT: 2.82 g
EDGE: Grained.
FINENESS: 0.925 (Sterling standard).
MINTAGE: 600,000
RARITY: Common, but extremely rare in uncirculated condition.
1921 4.5 PIASTRES MS 62
Very choice for the grade.
Beautiful coin with good strike and lustrus surfaces.