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3 Piastres - Victoria
| Issuer | Cyprus |
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| Year | 1901 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Crowned and veiled effigy of Queen Victoria facing left, rendered in the aged portrait style characteristic of her later coinage. The legend VICTORIA.DEI.GRA.BRITT.REG.FID.DEF.IND.IMP. encircles the bust in the outer field. The engraver's signature DeS (for De Saulles) appears in relief below the truncation of the bust. The portrait reflects the work of George William de Saulles, executed with fine relief detailing typical of late Victorian British colonial coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral 3 dominates the centre of the reverse, with the date 1901 divided on either side of the figure. The entire central device is contained within a beaded inner circle. The inscription CYPRUS arcs above and PIASTRES below within the outer field, completing the denomination statement. The overall design is clean and typographic, consistent with British colonial small silver coinage of the period. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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