Cyprus 5 Cents, 1983

Type 1 coat of arms; solid value number

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Cyprus Cyprus
Currency Pound
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 5 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) 3.75
Diameter (mm) 22
Thickness (mm) 1.4
Demonetized 31 January 2008

Description

5 Cents from Cyprus. Issued in 1983. Struck in Nickel brass (70% Copper, 24.5% Zinc, 5.5% Nickel). Measures 22 mm and weighs 3.75 g.

Obverse
Cyprus coat of arms (A dove holding an olive twig and the independence year 1960), laurel twigs around. Country name (Cyprus) in Greek, Turkish and English.
Reverse
Shows an exhibit to be found in the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia. It is a fourteenth century B.C. silver bowl with wishbone handle. The value 5 below.
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage g vg f vf xf au unc Comment Frequency
1983  15M € 0,12 € 0,12 € 0,20 € 0,20 € 0,22 € 0,33 € 1,30 97%
1983  — — — — — — — — BU set in a brochure 0.6%
1983  6.3K — — — — — — — Proof set in a rigid plastic case 3%

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