CYPRUS " Mil Coinage " and " Cent Coinage ", 1963 - 2004, Complete Circulation Issues
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Coin Details
Origin/Country: |
CYPRUS |
Item Description: |
CENT 1983 |
Full Grade: |
NGC MS 66 |
Owner: |
TMS Coins |
Owner Comments:
CYPRUS, 1 CENT 1983, CIRCULATION ISSUE
OBVERSE : Coat of Arms of the Republic of Cyprus and the date 1983 below.
REVERSE : 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.
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 : 15.000.000
From 1985 the weight of this coin changed to 2.0 gm and the coin became thicker.