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New Year Token Type of Sovereign of Queen Victoria
| Location | Cyprus |
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| Type | Spiritual token |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing veiled bust of Queen Victoria in high relief, closely modelled after the design of the British gold Sovereign. A Greek legend reading ΕΝΘΥΜΙΟ ΒΑΣΙΛΟΠΙΤΑΣ curves around the border, identifying this as a souvenir token associated with the traditional New Year cake. The rim is reeded. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The New Year greeting Καλή Χρονιά is rendered in two lines of flowing cursive script in raised relief, occupying the central field. The lower line is underscored by a decorative curved rule. The field is otherwise plain within a raised rim. |
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