2 shillings CYPRUS (British) (1949)

2 shillings 1949 - Cypriot coins (British)

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
28.3 mm	11.2 g	2.3 mm	CuNi

obverse:

in the centre head of King Geogre VI facing left; along the edge: : GEORGIVS SEXTVS DEI GRATIA REX (George the Sixth, by the grace of God, King in Latin); ring of teeth at the edge

reverse:

in the centre two lions - unofficial Coat of Arms of British Cyprus; along the top edge: + TWO CYPRUS SHILLINGS +; along the bottom edge year of issue: 1949; ring of teeth at the edge

edge:

reeded

issue date:

withdrawal date:

1955

designer:

Percy Metcalfe (initials PM below King's head on the obverse), George E. Kruger-Gray

mint:

The Royal Mint, London, United Kingdom

mintage:

1949

720 000

last update: 26 X 2012

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