New Year Token Type of Sovereign of George V

Features

Location Cyprus
Type Unclassified exonumia › Miscellaneous token
Years 1954-1972
Currency Cyprus - New Year Tokens
Composition Brass
Weight 4.7 g
Diameter 23 mm
Thickness 1.6 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
42463

Obverse

Head of King George V. Below, date. Type of the obverse of the Great Britain gold sovereign.

Lettering:
ΕΝΘΥΜΙΟ ΑΠΟ ΤΗ ΒΑΣΙΛΟΠΗΤΑ ΤΟΥ
1955

Translation:
SOUVENIR FROM NEW YEAR CAKE OF
1955

Reverse

St. George killing dragon. Type of the reverse of the Great Britain gold sovereign.

Lettering: 1955

Edge

Reeded

Comments

This is a special New year token. It is used in tradition to bake a coin in a cake during New year holidays. It has gold color and images similar to a gold Great Britain sovereign - the common gold coin in Cyprus.


1960:

© Alexandr Prokofyev
D 22.5 mm; s 1.2 mm; m 4.13 g.
The type of http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces11463.html

1961:

© Alexandr Prokofyev
Diameter 22.4 mm, thickness 1.6 mm, mass 4.24 g
The type of http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces11463.html

1967:

© PLH28


In 1972 one token is known without date on reverse:

See also

Manage my collection

Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection.

Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1954  19%
1955  4%
1957  4%
1960  8%
1961  0%
1962  15%
1963  12%
1966  0%
1967  12%
1968  23%
1970  12%
1972  12%

Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this item. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.

Get this item

A member of this site wants to exchange it: cyprusalexander

Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×150)
Country: Cyprus
Languages: English Greek Russian
Numista Rarity index: 78 Search tips
This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.

Contribute to the catalogue

Modify or add data on this page
Register a past auction sale
Register an example of this type
Duplicate this page
Share: Facebook X (Twitter)