Cyprus 1945 piastre
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This specimen was lot 74526 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "CYPRUS. Piastre, 1945. London Mint. George VI. PCGS MS-64 Red Brown." This type was struck at the London mint for the island of Cyprus 1942-46. One pound was 180 piastres.
Recorded mintage: 1,080,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 5.18 g, bronze, 23 mm diameter, plain edge, engraved by Percy Metcalfe.
Catalog reference: KM-23a.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction: Ancient & World Coins, featuring selections from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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