Cyprus 1940 18 piastres

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers

This silver eighteen piastres was struck during the reign of George VI, king of Great Britain 1936-52. Tho denominated in piastres, it is the same size and weight as a British florin of two shillings. Unlike British florins of the thirties, which were only 0.500 fine, this type is sterling. This specimen was lot 1411 in Stack's Coin Galleries sale (Irvine, July 2011).

Recorded mintage: 100,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: 11.31 g, 0.925 fine silver, .336 troy oz ASW, designed by G. Krueger-Gray.

Catalog reference: KM 26.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Van Valen, Frank, and Vicken Yegparian, The July 2011 Coin Galleries Sale, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, 2011.

Link to:

• Cyprus 1938 18 piastres
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• 1947 shilling
• 1947 2 shillings
• Cyprus 1949 1/2 piastre
• Coins and currency dated 1940
• return to coins of Cyprus