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50 Cents Olympic Games Seoul - Silver Proof Issue
| Issuer | Central Bank of Cyprus |
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| Year | 1988 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#60a |
| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of the Republic of Cyprus occupies the central field, depicting a dove in flight carrying an olive branch above the date 1960, the year of independence, all within a circular border. The arms are flanked by laurel sprigs extending along the lower periphery. A circular legend surrounding the device reads 'CYPRUS · ΚΥΠΡΟΣ · KIBRIS' in Latin, Greek, and Turkish scripts respectively, representing the island's three official designations. The coin year 1988 appears within the legend. The overall composition is rendered in high relief consistent with proof striking. |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Greek |
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Cyprus issued this proof alongside a base-metal circulation strike as part of a broader Commonwealth and smaller-nation commemorative trend tied to the Seoul Games. The Central Bank's decision to produce a silver proof variant of a fifty-cent denomination was partly commercial — aimed squarely at the collector market rather than any circulation function — and mintages were kept deliberately low to sustain that appeal.
Seoul 1988 was the first Summer Olympics held without a significant boycott since Munich 1972, a detail that gave the Games unusual symbolic weight at the time.