Cyprus 1930 piastre

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55132

This specimen was lot 55132 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CYPRUS. Piastre, 1930. London Mint. George V. NGC MS-61 Brown." Four dates are mentioned for this type, spanning 1922-31. Cyprus, seized from the Turks by the British in 1878, was given a quasi-sterling coinage where nine piastres = one shilling.

Recorded mintage: 96,000 plus proofs.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM-18; Prid-40.

Source:

• 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, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• 1927 piastre
• 1930 half piastre
• 1931 piastre
• Coins and currency dated 1930