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1/2 Piastre - George VI
| Issuer | Cyprus |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| Currency | Pound (1879-1955) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing crowned effigy of King George VI, modeled by Percy Metcalfe, whose initials P.M. appear in relief below the truncation. The peripheral legend encircles the bust within a circular border, rendered in clean Roman capitals characteristic of British colonial coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | : GEORGIVS SEXTVS DEI GRATIA REX |
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| Reverse lettering | ·CYPRVS· 1 2 HALF PIASTRE·1949 |
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