20 Cents Bordered value number

€1.00
IssuerCyprus
Year1985-1988
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value20 Cents (Sent) (0.20 CYP)
CurrencyPound (decimalized, 1983-2007)
CompositionNickel brass
Weight7.75 g
Dimensions27.25 mm
Thickness1.76 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Clara Georgiou
In circulation to31 January 2008
Reference(s) KM#57.2, Schön#57
Obverse descriptionCyprus coat of arms (a dove holding an olive twig and the independence year 1960), laurel twigs around. Country name (Cyprus) in Greek, Turkish and English.
Obverse script
Obverse letteringCYPRUS·ΚΥΠPΟΣ·KIBRIS 1960 ·1985·
(Translation: CYPRUS·CYPRUS·CYPRUS 1960 ·1985·)
Reverse descriptionShows a Pied Wheatear, the characteristic bird of Cyprus, perched on an olive branch. The Cyprus Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca) nest only on Cyprus, migrating from NE Africa and Near East. The value 20 in outlined style above the left.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering20
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1985  - - 5 040 000
1988  - - 1 000 000
Catalog ID2197456110
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