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1 Pound Cyprus Butterfly - Silver Proof Issue
| Issuer | Central Bank of Cyprus |
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| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The coat of arms of the Republic of Cyprus occupies the central field, featuring a dove in flight carrying an olive twig, set within a shield bearing the year of independence 1960. The shield is flanked by laurel branches extending symmetrically on either side. The peripheral legend reads CYPRUS, KYΠPOΣ, and KIBRIS in Latin and Greek scripts, denoting the country name in English, Greek, and Turkish respectively, with the date 2002 completing the inscription. |
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| Reverse description | A detailed naturalistic composition depicts the Cyprus Clouded Yellow butterfly, Apharitis acamas cypriaca, a subspecies endemic to Cyprus, shown at rest with wings displayed upon a leafy branch. The scientific rendering captures the distinctive wing patterning characteristic of the species. The face value denomination 1 appears in the upper right field of the coin, expressed as the pound sterling symbol followed by the numeral 1. |
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| Mintage | 2002 - Proof - 2,000 |
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