1 Piastre - George VI

Cyprus came under formal British Crown Colony administration in 1925, but wartime supply chains severely disrupted coin production schedules across the empire. The 1942–1946 date range for this issue reflects the difficulty of maintaining regular mint output during the Second World War, with the Royal Mint dividing attention and metal resources across dozens of colonial and domestic obligations simultaneously.

The shift to KM#23a — distinguishing it from the earlier KM#23 — marks a bronze composition change driven by wartime material pressures rather than any policy decision specific to Cyprus.