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1 Pound Mediterranean Monk Seal - Silver Proof Issue
| Issuer | Central Bank of Cyprus |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Value | 1 Pound (1 CYP) |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of Cyprus occupy the central field, depicting a dove in flight carrying an olive branch above the date of independence '1960', all within a shield-shaped cartouche. Flanking the arms are symmetrical sprays of laurel branches. The country name appears in three languages along the upper periphery — English, Greek, and Turkish — with the issue year '2005' inscribed along the lower legend. |
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| Obverse lettering | CYPRUS · ΚΥΠΡΟΣ · KIBRIS · 2005 · (Translation: Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus 2005) |
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The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) was once widespread across the Mediterranean basin; by the time this coin was struck, the global population had collapsed to fewer than 500 individuals, making it one of the most endangered marine mammals on earth. Cyprus sits near the eastern edge of the species' remaining range, with small numbers still recorded along the Karpaz Peninsula coastline.
KM#76a is the silver proof variant of a base-metal circulation issue released the same year, a pairing common to Central Bank of Cyprus collector programs of the mid-2000s.