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5 Pounds Archbishop Makarios III
| Location | Cyprus |
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| Year | 1966 |
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| Period | Republic (1960-date) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of Archbishop Makarios III in high relief, wearing the tall cylindrical episcopal headdress (epanokamelavkion) with veil and a pectoral cross on a chain. The engraver's signature B. ΦΑΝΡΕΩΣ appears below the truncation. A circular Greek legend surrounds the portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΡΧΙΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΣ ΜΑΚΑΡΙΟΣ Γ· ΠΡΟΕΔΡΟΣ ΚΥΠΡΙΑΚΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑΣ (Translation: Archbishop Makarios III President of the Republic of Cyprus) |
| Reverse description | Central device of the ecclesiastical arms of the Archbishop of Cyprus: a crowned double-headed eagle with wings displayed, bearing an ornate shield on its breast, and holding two crossed episcopal staffs in its talons. The date 1966 is divided in the field to the left and right of the crown. |
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