Cyprus 1930 1/2 piastre
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This specimen was lot 23466 in Heritage sale 3030 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $940. The catalog description[1] noted, "George V 1/2 Piastre 1930, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. Radiant luster, with a flawless strike. The surfaces are free of distracting marks and considerable original red color remains. Quite rare in Choice Mint State." The SCWC lists this type for 1922-31 where it was struck in moderate numbers along with quarter piastres (KM 16) and one piastres (KM 18), all in bronze. Cyprus, seized from the Turks by the British in 1878, was given a quasi-sterling coinage where nine piastres = one shilling.
Recorded mintage: 180,000 plus a few proofs.
Specification: bronze.
Catalog reference: KM-17.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3030, featuring the RLM Collection, the Isaac Rudman Collection, the Hans Cook Collection and the Collection of Donald E. Bently, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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