CYPRUS " Mil Coinage " 1963 - 1982, Complete Circulation Issues.

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CYPRUS 50 MILS 1978 CIRCULATION ISSUE.

OBVERSE: The emblem of the Republic of Cyprus. ( A dove flying with a branch of olive within its beak, in a shield inscribed with the date 1960. All within an open wreath of olive leaves). The date above the shield.
REVERSE: A bunch of grapes. Cyprus is one of the oldest vine-growing countries in the world, and grapes form one of the island's main products. A figure 50 below the bunch.
DIAMETER: 23.7 mm.
WEIGHT: 5.65 g.
EDGE: Grained.
METAL COMPOSITION: Copper 75%, Nickel 25%.
ENGRAVER: W. M. Gardner.
MINT : Royal Mint, London.
MINTAGE: 500.000
RARITY: Common.