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1/2 Sovereign Archbishop Makarios III
| Issuer | Cyprus |
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| Year | 1966 |
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| Reference(s) | X#3 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 1966 |
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Makarios III occupied a uniquely awkward position in 1966 — simultaneously the Archbishop of the Autocephalous Church of Cyprus and the elected President of the Republic, a dual role that made him a target of both Greek junta hostility and EOKA-B militants. This coin was issued under his personal authority as head of state, not as a standard central bank emission, which explains the X# classification rather than a KM number.
The .9166 fineness matches the traditional British sovereign standard — a deliberate choice for a former Crown Colony that had gained independence only six years earlier.