Cyprus 1945 1/2 piastre

Stack's Bowers May 2025 Collectors Choice Online Auction, lot 74530

This specimen was lot 74530 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $45. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CYPRUS. 1/2 Piastre, 1945. London Mint. George VI. PCGS MS-63 Brown." This type was struck at the London mint for the island of Cyprus 1942-45. One pound was 180 piastres.

Recorded mintage: 1,080,000 plus proofs.

Specifications: 2.59 g, bronze, 19 mm diameter, plain edge, engraved by Percy Metcalfe.

Catalog reference: KM-22a.

Sources:

• 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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