Cyprus 1907 9 piastres

Steve Album Auction 53, lot 747

This specimen was lot 747 in Steve Album Auction 53 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $420. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CYPRUS: British Colony, AR 9 piastres, 1907, nice original tone, some luster, VF-XF." This scarce one year type was equal to a British shilling. It is the only issue of this denomination for Edward VII. The British seized Cyprus from the Turks in 1878 and held it until they granted it independence in the 1960's. The island is now partitioned between Greek and Turkish speaking Cypriots.

Recorded mintage: 60,000.

Specification: 5.65 g, 0.925 fine silver, 23.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-9.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 53, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

• 1901 9 piastres
• 1907 18 piastres
• 1908 quarter piastre
• 1908 half piastre
• 1908 piastre
• 1913 9 piastres
• Coins and currency dated 1907