Commemorative issue
50th Anniversary of Cyprus
Obverse: Portrait of King George V
Lettering: GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: REX ET IND: IMP:
Engraver: Edgar Bertram Mackennal
Reverse: Two lions in centre, This is derived from the Coat-of-Arms of the Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus.
Lettering:
1878 * CYPRUS * 1928
K·G
·FORTY FIVE PIASTRES·
Engraver: George Kruger Gray
Issuer: Cyprus
King George V (1910-1936)
Year: 1928
Denomination: 45 Piastres (1/4)
Currency: Pound (1879-1955)
Composition: Silver (.925)
Weight: 28.2759 g
Diameter: 38 mm
Shape: Round
References: KM# 19
