20 Cents Type 2 coat of arms

Features

Issuer	Cyprus
Period	Republic (1960-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1991-2004
Value	20 Cents (Sent) (0.2 CYP)
Currency	Pound (decimalized, 1983-2007)
Composition	Nickel brass
Weight	7.75 g
Diameter	27.25 mm
Thickness	1.80 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	31 January 2008
Number	N# 155624 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	KM# 62.2, 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. Schön# 70 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

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

Lettering:
CYPRUS ΚΥΠΡΟΣ KIBRIS
1960
2001

Reverse

Head of Zeno of Citium (334 BC-262 BC), Greek philosopher from Citium (Greek for Cyprus), he was the founder of the Stoic school of philosophy

Lettering:
20
ΖΗΝΩΝ Ο ΚΙΤΙΕΥΣ

Edge

Milled

Mint

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

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.

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1991	3 000 000		$ 0.45	$ 0.56	$ 0.56			22%
1992	3 000 000		$ 0.22	$ 0.54	$ 0.54			20%
1993	4 000 000	$ 0.11	$ 0.11	$ 0.33	$ 0.43	$ 0.44	$ 0.54	23%
1994	8 000 000		$ 0.32	$ 0.43	$ 0.43	$ 0.50	$ 1.10	34%
1994								0.10%	In set only
1998	5 000 000		$ 0.22	$ 0.54	$ 0.54	$ 0.91		21%
2001	15 000 000		$ 0.17	$ 0.31	$ 0.33	$ 0.69	$ 1.10	35%
2004	4 000 000			$ 0.24	$ 0.54	$ 1.40	$ 1.40	16%
2004								0.4%	In Sets only, plastic case
2004								0.3%	In Sets only, three-ply folder, 2007 issue

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