Cyprus 20 Cents, 1983

Solid value number

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Cyprus Cyprus
Currency Pound
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 20 Cents
Year 1983
Ruler Republic (1960–9999)
Composition Nickel brass (70% Copper, 24.5% Zinc, 5.5% Nickel)
Shape Round
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 7.75
Diameter (mm) 27.25
Thickness (mm) 1.76
Demonetized 31 January 2008

Description

20 Cents from Cyprus. Issued in 1983. Struck in Nickel brass (70% Copper, 24.5% Zinc, 5.5% Nickel). Measures 27.25 mm and weighs 7.75 g.

Obverse
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)
Reverse
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
Edge
Reeded

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage g vg f vf xf au unc Comment Frequency
1983  10M € 0,13 € 0,22 € 0,22 € 0,30 € 0,54 € 0,87 € 1,30 96%
1983  — — — — — — — — BU set in a brochure 0.6%
1983  6.3K — — — — — — — Proof set in a rigid plastic case 4%

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