1 Piastre - Victoria

Issuer	Cyprus
Year	1879-1900
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Currency	Pound (1879-1955)
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Obverse description	Diademed and draped bust of Queen Victoria facing left, her hair swept back and gathered in a chignon adorned with a jewelled diadem. The effigy, engraved by Leonard Charles Wyon, displays fine portrait detail characteristic of the Victorian bun-head type. The legend VICTORIA is inscribed along the left arc of the field, with QUEEN continuing along the right arc. The date appears in the lower exergual area below the truncation. A continuous beaded border surrounds the design.
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Mintage	1879 - KM#3.1 (Thin `1`) - 250,000 1879 - KM#3.1 (Thin `1`) Proof - 1881 - KM#3.1 (Thin `1`) - 36,000 1881 - KM#3.1 (Thin `1`) Proof - 1881 H - KM#3.1 (Thin `1`) - 36,000 1881 H - KM#3.1 (Thin `1`) Proof - 1881 H - KM#3.2 (Thick `1`) - 1881 H - KM#3.2 (Thick `1`) Proof - 1882 H - KM#3.2 (Thick `1`) - 18,000 1882 H - KM#3.2 (Thick `1`) Proof - 1884 - KM#3.2 (Thick `1`) - 18,000 1884 - KM#3.2 (Thick `1`) Proof - 1885 - KM#3.2 (Thick `1`) - 54,000 1885 - KM#3.2 (Thick `1`) Proof - 1886 - KM#3.2 (Thick `1`) - 226,800 1887 - KM#3.2 (Thick `1`) - 45,000 1889 - KM#3.2 (Thick `1`) - 27,000 1890 - KM#3.2 (Thick `1`) - 90,000 1891 - KM#3.2 (Thick `1`) - 54,010 1891 - KM#3.2 (Thick `1`) Proof - 1895 - KM#3.2 (Thick `1`) - 54,000 1896 - KM#3.2 (Thick `1`) - 54,000 1900 - KM#3.2 (Thick `1`) - 27,000 1900 - KM#3.2 (Thick `1`) Proof -
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