1/4 Piastre - Victoria

€1.00
IssuerCyprus
Year1879-1901
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/4 Piastre (1⁄720)
CurrencyPound (1879-1955)
CompositionBronze
Weight2.91 g
Dimensions21.8 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Leonard Charles Wyon
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#1
Obverse descriptionQueen 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.)
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringVICTORIA QUEEN 1887
Reverse description1/4 within a circle of beads and in a circle the inscription: · CYPRUS · QUARTER PIASTRE
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering· CYPRUS · 1 4 QUARTER PIASTRE
EdgeSmooth
MintRoyal 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)
Mintage1879  - 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
Catalog ID9553795780
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