100 Mils - Elizabeth II 1st portrait

€1.00
IssuerCyprus
Year1955-1957
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value100 Mils (0.1)
CurrencyPound (decimalized, 1955-1982)
CompositionCopper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight11.31 g
Dimensions28.5 mm
Thickness2.2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Cecil Thomas
Reverse: William Maving Gardner
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#37
Obverse descriptionCrowned head to right and in a circle the inscription: QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringQUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Reverse descriptionAncient galley, representing the trade of the Island, based on a painting on the jug of the 7th century B.C; the figure 100 left of the mast and in a circle the inscription: GOVERNMENT OF CYPRUS·ONE HUNDRED MILS +1957+
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringGOVERNMENT OF CYPRUS·ONE HUNDRED MILS +1957+
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1955  - - 2 500 000
1955  - Proof - 2 000
1957  - 490,000 were melted down by the Central Bank of Cyprus in 1968 - 500 000
1957  - Proof -
Catalog ID5254998920
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