Zypern 20 Cents, 1983

20 Cents aus Zypern. Ausgegeben 1983. Geprägt in Nickel brass (70% Copper, 24.5% Zinc, 5.5% Nickel). Durchmesser 27.25 mm, Gewicht 7.75 g.

Avers

Cyprus coat of arms (A dove holding an olive twig and the independence year 1960), laurel twigs around and the country name (Cyprus) in Greek, Turkish and English (Cyprus)

Revers

Shows a Pied Wheatear, the characteristic bird of Cyprus, perched on an olive branch. The Cyprus Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca) nest only on Cyprus, migrating from NE Africa and Near East and the numerical value to the left

Rand

Reeded