New Year Token Type of Sovereign of George V

New Year Token (Type of Sovereign of George V) - obverseNew Year Token (Type of Sovereign of George V) - reverse

© Alexandr Prokofyev

Features

Location Cyprus
Type Unclassified exonumia › Miscellaneous token
Currency Cyprus - New Year Tokens
Weight 6.58 g
Diameter 23 mm
Thickness 1.5 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
86009

Commemorative issue

Happy New Year

Obverse

Portrait of George V left. Legends in Greek around.

Lettering: ΚΑΛΗ ΧΡΟΝΙΑ

Translation: HAPPY NEW YEAR

Reverse

St.George as on gold sovereign of George V.

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 sovereign - the common gold coin in Cyprus.

The alignment of the token on photo is 135° counterclockwise, that is not exactly coin alignment.

The tokens differ in style: there are of different level of rude work, with thinner of thicker letters in legend, with different mass (4.2 g is known). The differences from the sovereign are made on purpose, to help people distinguish the token from a coin easy.

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