A guide to Cyprus Coins

This is the reverse of a Four & Half Piastres coin from 1901

This is the obverse of a 1905 Quarter Piastre coin

Quarter Piastre coins under King Edward were struck on 1902,1905 and on 1908.

The mintage information is as follows:

On 1902, 72.000 coins were minted.
Three years later, on 1905, another 422.100 were issued.
Finally, 36.000 more were released to circulation on 1908.

The obverse of the coins depicts the crowned bust of the King facing right and the text EDWARDVS VII REX IMPERATOR.
The reverse bears the value 1/4 within a circle and the text CYPRUS QUARTER PIASTER and the coin's date.

There is only one issue of half-piastre coins under King Edward with 36.000 pieced minted on 1908.

This is a valuable piece, even in poor condition like the one shown above

This is one of the rarest Cyprus coins minted under British administration with a very low mintage number of 27.000 .

The obverse side of a 1907 silver nine piastres coin,showing the King's bust facing right.
There is only one issue of Nine Piastres silver coins under King Edward. The coins are dated 1907 and 60.000 were minted.

The obverse of the 18 Piastres silver coin.

This is one of the rarest British coins of Cyprus with a very low mintage number. Only 20.000 were minted on a single issue (1907). Even pieces in poor condition are increasing in value in the last few years.

Two issues were minted in 1934. Half Piastre and One Piastre Coins. They were the first Cypriot coins with a Scalloped shape.

Both values had a mintage of 1.440.000

This is the reverse side of the same coin

Several issues of scalloped edge type coins were minted during the reign of King George VI. The values were half and one pilaster coins. This is the obverse side of an UNC 1949 1 Piastre coin with it's original mint lustre still intact.