5 Cents Type 1 coat of arms, solid value number

€1.00
IssuerCyprus
Year1983
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Cents (Sent) (0.05 CYP)
CurrencyPound (decimalized, 1983-2007)
CompositionNickel brass (70% Copper, 24.5% Zinc, 5.5% Nickel)
Weight3.75 g
Dimensions22 mm
Thickness1.40 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Clara Georgiou
In circulation to31 January 2008
Reference(s) KM#55.1, Schön#55
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·ΚΥΠΡΟΣ·KIBRIS·1983 1960
Reverse descriptionShows an exhibit to be found in the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia. It is a fourteenth century B.C. silver bowl with wishbone handle. The value 5 below.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering5
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Mintage1983  - - 15 000 000
1983  - BU set in a brochure -
1983  - Proof set in a rigid plastic case - 6 250
Catalog ID2879928890
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