50 Cents Abduction of Europa - Copper-Nickel

Features

Issuer	Cyprus
Period	Republic (1960-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1991-2004
Value	50 Cents (Sent) (0.50 CYP)
Currency	Pound (decimalized, 1983-2007)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	7 g
Diameter	26 mm
Thickness	1.5 mm
Shape	Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided)
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	31 December 2008
Number	N# 1379
References	KM# 66 Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

The coat of arms of the Republic of Cyprus (a dove holding an olive twig, the independence year 1960, laurel twigs around).
Country name in English, Greek, and Turkish.

Scripts: Greek, Latin

Lettering:
CYPRUS · ΚΥΠΡΟΣ · KIBRIS
1991

Translation: Cyprus

Engraver: Antis Ioannides

Reverse

A composition based on a 4th century BC coin of the Cypriot Kingdom of Marion depicting the abduction of Europa by Zeus transfigurated into a bull.
"King Timocharis" written in Cypriot syllabary (characters not supported here).

Script: Cypriot

Lettering:
𐠞𐠪
𐠯𐠗𐠊𐠥𐠵𐠩
50

Unabridged legend: Pasi Timokariwose

Translation: King Timocharis

Engraver: Antis Ioannides

Edge

Plain

Mints

	Kremnica, Slovakia (1328-date)
	Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

large + narrow date:

There are several official sets issued for these coins
Set of coins in brilliant uncirculated(BU) condition, 1994 issue, in a brochure.

Set of uncirculated condition coins, 2004 issue, in a rigid plastic case.

Set of coins in uncirculated condition, minted in 2004, in a three-ply folder. It was issued in 2007 as the set of the last Cyprus pound coins.

Subject: Abduction of Europa
large + narrow date example

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Date	Mintage	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1991	3 005 000	$ 0.54	$ 0.80	$ 0.80	$ 1.10	$ 2.20	26%	Small date, narrow date
1993	300 000	$ 0.75	$ 0.75	$ 0.76	$ 1.20		18%	Large date
1994							0.5%	In set only
1994	500 000	$ 0.42	$ 0.61	$ 0.80	$ 0.80	$ 1.80	41%	Large date
1996	6 000 000	$ 0.29	$ 0.83	$ 0.83	$ 0.83		26%
1998	5 000 000	$ 0.54	$ 0.99	$ 0.99	$ 0.99	$ 1.70	21%
2002	7 000 000	$ 0.41	$ 0.81	$ 0.81	$ 0.81	$ 2.50	19%	Kremnica Mint
2004							0.3%	In Sets only, three-ply folder, 2007 issue
2004	5 000 000		$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 2.20	19%	Kremnica Mint
2004						$ 2.20	1.6%	Kremnica Mint; In Sets only plastic case

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