Catalog
| Issuer | Cyprus |
|---|---|
| Year | 1879-1901 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/4 Piastre (1⁄720) |
| Currency | Pound (1879-1955) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 2.91 g |
| Diameter | 21.8 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Leonard Charles Wyon |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#1 |
| Obverse description | Queen facing left wearing a coronet with a decoration of oak leaves and scrolls. Date below Note: 1881H and 1882H. A small H above the date indicates that those coins were struck at the mint of Ralph Heaton and Sons, Birmingham, England (now The Mint, Birmingham, Ltd.) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA QUEEN 1887 |
| Reverse description | 1/4 within a circle of beads and in a circle the inscription: · CYPRUS · QUARTER PIASTRE |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | · CYPRUS · 1 4 QUARTER PIASTRE |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint |
Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London,United Kingdom (1810-1975) H Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003) |
| Mintage |
1879 - KM#1.1 - 150 000 1879 - KM#1.1 Proof - 1880 - KM#1.1 - 72 000 1880 - KM#1.1 Proof - 1881 - KM#1.1 - 72 000 1881 - KM#1.1 Proof - 1881 H - KM#1.1 Proof - 1881 H - KM#1.1 the mint of Ralph Heaton and Sons, Birmingham - 108 000 1882 H - KM#1.1 the mint of Ralph Heaton and Sons, Birmingham - 36 000 1884 - KM#1.1 - 72 000 1885 - KM#1.1 - 36 000 1887 - KM#1.1 a date 5.5 mm in length - 59 760 1887 - KM#1.1 b date 6 mm in length - 1895 - KM#1.1 - 72 000 1898 - KM#1.1 - 72 000 1900 - KM#1.2 Proof - 1900 - KM#1.2 size of coins reduced to 21 mm, weight remains the same - 36 000 1901 - KM#1.2 size of coins reduced to 21 mm, weight remains the same - 72 000 |
| Numisquare ID | 9553795780 |
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