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CYPRUS
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1/2C 1983
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NGC PF 65
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CYPRUS, 1/2 CENT 1983, PROOF ISSUE
OBVERSE : The beautiful cyclamen which is a wild flower of the Pentadactylos mountain and the value 1/2 to right below.
REVERSE : Coat of Arms of the Republic of Cyprus and the date 1983 below.
DESIGNER : Clara Georgiou
EDGE : Plain
SHAPE : Twelve-sided
DIAMETER : 20 mm
WEIGHT : 1.25 gm
METAL COMPOSITION : 91.15% Aluminium, 6.8 % Magnesium, 2.05 % Other metals
MINTAGE : 6,250
This 1/2 Cent coin was not issued after 1983.
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CYPRUS
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CENT 1983
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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CYPRUS, 1 CENT 1983, PROOF ISSUE
OBVERSE : A stylized bird perched on a branch. The design is from a jug of by-chrome ware of the Cyproarchaic period. The value 1 below to left.
REVERSE : Coat of Arms of the Republic of Cyprus and the date 1983 below.
DESIGNER : Clara Georgiou
EDGE : Plain
SHAPE : Round
DIAMETER : 16.50 mm
WEIGHT : 1.50 gm
METAL COMPOSITION : 70% Copper, 24.5 Zinc, 5.5 % Nickel.
MINTAGE : 6,250
From 1985 the weight of this coin changed to 2.0 gm and the coin became thicker.
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CYPRUS
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2C 1983
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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CYPRUS, 2 CENT 1983, PROOF ISSUE
OBVERSE : Depicts two heraldically arranged goats taken from a shallow bowl of the mid-thirteenth century B.C.
The value 2 above to right.
REVERSE : Coat of Arms of the Republic of Cyprus and the date 1983 below.
DESIGNER : Clara Georgiou
EDGE : Plain
SHAPE : Round
DIAMETER : 19 mm
WEIGHT : 2.5 gm
METAL COMPOSITION : 70% Copper, 24.5 Zinc, 5.5 % Nickel.
MINTAGE : 6,250
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CYPRUS
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5C 1983
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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CYPRUS, 5 CENT 1983, PROOF ISSUE
OBVERSE : Coat of Arms of the Republic of Cyprus and the date 1983 below.
REVERSE : Shows an exhibit to be found in the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia. It is a fourteenth century silver bowl with a wishbone handle. The value 5 below.
DESIGNER : Clara Georgiou
EDGE : Plain
SHAPE : Round
DIAMETER : 22 mm
WEIGHT : 3.75 gm
METAL COMPOSITION : 70% Copper, 24.5 Zinc, 5.5 % Nickel.
MINTAGE : 6,250
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CYPRUS
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10C 1983
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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CYPRUS, 10 CENT 1983, PROOF ISSUE
OBVERSE : Coat of Arms of the Republic of Cyprus and the date 1983 below.
REVERSE : A modern clay vase of Phini village, beautifully decorated with flowers and singing birds. The value 10 below.
DESIGNER : Clara Georgiou
EDGE : Plain
SHAPE : Round
DIAMETER : 24.50 mm
WEIGHT : 5.5 gm
METAL COMPOSITION : 70% Copper, 24.5 Zinc, 5.5 % Nickel.
MINTAGE : 6,250
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CYPRUS
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20C 1983
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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CYPRUS, 20 CENT 1983, PROOF ISSUE
OBVERSE : Coat of Arms of the Republic of Cyprus and the date 1983 below.
REVERSE : A Pied Wheatear, the characteristic bird of Cyprus, perched on an olive branch, which is the symbol of peace. The value 20 below.
DESIGNER : Clara Georgiou
EDGE : Plain
SHAPE : Round
DIAMETER : 27.25 mm
WEIGHT : 7.75 gm
METAL COMPOSITION : 70% Copper, 24.5 Zinc, 5.5 % Nickel.
MINTAGE : 6,250
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CYPRUS
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20C 1989
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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CYPRUS, 20 CENT 1989, PROOF ISSUE
OBVERSE : Coat of Arms of the Republic of Cyprus and the date 1983 below.
REVERSE : Portrait of Zenon of Kition, founder of the Stoic Philosophy. The value 20 below to right.
DESIGNER : Theodoulos Theodoulou.
EDGE : Plain
SHAPE : Round
DIAMETER : 27.50 mm
WEIGHT : 7.75 gm
METAL COMPOSITION : 70% Copper, 24.5 Zinc, 5.5 % Nickel.
MINTAGE : 4.000
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CYPRUS
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50C 1991 SILVER
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NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
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CYPRUS, 50 CENT 1991, PROOF ISSUE
OBVERSE : Coat of Arms of the Republic of Cyprus and the date 1991 below.
REVERSE : A composition based on a 4th century B.C. Cypriot coin of the Kingdom of Marion depicting the abduction of Europe by Zeus who transfigured into a bull, and the inscription " King Timocharis " in Cyprosyllabic . The value 50 below.
DESIGNER : Antis Ioannides
EDGE : Plain
SHAPE : Seven-lobed
DIAMETER : 26 mm
WEIGHT : 7.0 gm
METAL COMPOSITION : 75% Copper, 25 % Nickel.
MINTAGE : 5.000
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