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5 Cents Type 1 coat of arms; solid value number
1983 year| Nickel brass (70% Copper, 24.5% Zinc, 5.5% Nickel) | 3.75 g | 22 mm |
| 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 |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#1950 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 6% |
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
Plain
Comment
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)
