5 Cents Type 1 coat of arms; solid value number

Features

Issuer	Cyprus
Period	Republic (1960-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Year	1983
Value	5 Cents (Sent) (0.05 CYP)
Currency	Pound (decimalized, 1983-2007)
Composition	Nickel brass (70% Copper, 24.5% Zinc, 5.5% Nickel)
Weight	3.75 g
Diameter	22 mm
Thickness	1.40 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	31 January 2008
Number	N# 1950
References	KM# 55.1, 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# 55 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 (Cyprus) in Greek, Turkish and English.

Lettering:
CYPRUS·ΚΥΠΡΟΣ·KIBRIS·1983
1960

Engraver: Clara Georgiou

Reverse

Shows an exhibit to be found in the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia. It is a fourteenth century B.C. silver bowl with wishbone handle. The value 5 below.

Lettering: 5

Edge

Smooth

Mint

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

Comments

Head of a bull from a shallow silver bowl (phiale) with a wish-boned handle of the 14th century BC.

1983 - KM#55.1 (number with single line)
1991 - KM#55.3 (different design: smaller wreath & shield, larger date)

There were two official bank sets for this coin
Set of the first cent coins of the Republic of Cyprus in brilliant uncirculated(BU) condition, 1983 issue, in a brochure.

Set of the first cent coins of the Republic of Cyprus, 1983 issue, in proof condition and in a rigid plastic case.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1983	15 000 000	$ 0.11	$ 0.11	$ 0.19	$ 0.19	$ 0.21	$ 0.31	$ 0.75	97%
1983									0.6%	BU set in a brochure
1983	6 250								3%	Proof set in a rigid plastic case

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