New Year Token Type of Sovereign of Queen Victoria

New Year Token (Type of Sovereign of Queen Victoria) - obverseNew Year Token (Type of Sovereign of Queen Victoria) - reverse

© Alexandr Prokofyev

Features

Location Cyprus
Type Unclassified exonumia › Miscellaneous token
Currency Cyprus - New Year Tokens
Weight 5.87 g
Diameter 24 mm
Thickness 1.5 mm
Shape Round
Number
N#
152994

Commemorative issue

New Year

Obverse

Queen Victoria (type of gold Sovereign 1893-1901). Legend with spelling mistake around.

Lettering: ЄΝΘΥΜΙΟΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΟΠΗΤΑΣ

Translation: SOUVENIR OF NEW YEAR CAKE

Reverse

New year wish "Happy New year" in 2 lines underlined.

Lettering:
Καλή
Χρονιά

Translation: Happy New year

Edge

Plain

Comments

This token has Obverse die 1 small script, the first letter is round Є (see more https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces86263.html) and Reverse with fully struck accent above ά in Χρονιά (compare with https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces92215.html with another legend on Obverse). Dies orientation is ↑→.

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