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20 Euros 50th Anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus - gold
| Issuer | Central Bank of Cyprus |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A stylised artistic composition depicts a tree whose intricate, spreading branches sweep outward to form an embracing canopy around a dove, symbolising peace and the growth of the republic over fifty years. The design is rendered in a modern, relief style with flowing organic lines. The denomination mark € 20 appears in the field, serving as the primary inscribed element on this face. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Cyprus gained independence from Britain on 16 August 1960, though the path was anything but clean — the Zürich and London Agreements that preceded it imposed a constitution so structurally rigid, with fixed communal power-sharing between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, that it had collapsed into intercommunal violence within three years. By the republic's 50th anniversary, the island had been partitioned for 36 years following the 1974 Turkish military intervention, making any celebration of the unified republic's founding a politically layered act. The Central Bank issued this piece against that backdrop.