Cyprus 100 Mils - Elizabeth II, 1955 – 1957

1st portrait

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Cyprus Cyprus
Currency Pound
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 100 Mils
Year 1955 – 1957
Ruler Elizabeth II (1952–2022)
Composition Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Shape Round
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 11.31
Diameter (mm) 28.5
Thickness (mm) 2.2
Demonetized Yes

Description

100 Mils from Cyprus. Issued from 1955 to 1957. Struck in Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel). Measures 28.5 mm and weighs 11.31 g.

Obverse
Crowned head to right and in a circle the inscription: QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Reverse
Ancient galley, representing the trade of the Island, based on a painting on the jug of the 7th century B.C; the figure 100 left of the mast and in a circle the inscription: GOVERNMENT OF CYPRUS??ONE HUNDRED MILS +1957+
Edge
Reeded

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage g vg f vf xf au unc Comment Frequency
1957  500K — — — — — — — 490,000 were melted down by the Central Bank of Cyprus in 1968 1.9%
1957  — — — — — — — — Proof 0.6%
1955  2.5M € 0,12 € 0,56 € 1,10 € 1,20 € 2,20 € 3,30 € 3,30 98%
1955  2K — — — — — — — Proof 1.2%

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