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1 Piastre - George V
| Issuer | Cyprus |
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| Year | 1934 |
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| Weight | 5.18 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral '1' dominates the central field, with the denomination ONE PIASTRE inscribed along the lower arc and the issuer name CYPRVS along the upper arc, all following the scalloped outline of the coin. The date 1934 appears in the lower right portion of the legend. Decorative dot separators punctuate the legend at intervals. The design is bold and unadorned, with the lettering and numeral in strong relief against a plain field. |
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Cyprus in 1934 was a Crown Colony still simmering from the 1931 riots, during which Cypriots demanding enosis — union with Greece — burned down Government House in Nicosia. The colonial administration responded by suspending the Legislative Council entirely and ruling by decree. Coins issued in the years immediately following carry no particular rarity premium from suppressed mintage, but they circulate within a period of unusually direct imperial control, the elected assembly not restored until 1948.