Owner Comments:
CYPRUS, 5 MILS 1963, 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 ship, based on a painting on a jug found in Cyprus. 5 over the stern.
DIAMETER: 26 mm.
WEIGHT: 5.67 g.
EDGE: Plain.
METAL COMPOSITION: Copper 97%, Tin 0.5%, Zinc 2.5%.
ENGRAVER: W. M. Gardner.
MINT : Royal Mint, London.
MINTAGE: 12.000.000
RARITY: Common.