3 Piastres 1944, Cyprus
| in Krause book | Number: 28a |
| Years of issue: | 06.04.1944 |
| Edition: | 500 000 |
| Signatures: | Commissioner of currency: Mr. George Frederick Wilson |
| Serie: | 1939 Issue |
| Specimen of: | 30.08.1941 |
| Material: | Cotton fiber |
| Size (mm): | 63 х 43 |
| Printer: | TDLR (Thomas de la Rue & Company), London |
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Description
Watermark:
Avers:
HM The King George VI.
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George, 14 December 1895 - 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death. He was the last Emperor of India and the first Head of the Commonwealth.
This engraving is done from the portrait by photographer Dorothy Wilding, made in 1937, after the Coronation Day of His Majesty. The original portrait is now in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Denominations in numerals are in top right and left corners. In words - at the bottom.
Revers:
Gullioshed rosette.
Inscription: "Government of Cyprus".
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