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50 euro cent CYPRUS (from 2008)

50 euro cent from 2008 - Cypriot coins
50 euro cent from 2008 - obverse to reverse alignment
diameter: weight: thickness: alloy:
24.25 mm 7.8 g 2.38 mm Cu89Al5Zn5Sn1
(Nordic Gold)
obverse:
in the centre a ship of Kyrenia type sailing left; along the top edge: ΚΥΠΡΟΣ • year of issue • KIBRIS (Cyprus in Greek and Turkish); at the edge a ring of twelve five-pointed stars - symbol of the European Union
reverse:
right from the centre face value: 50, below in two lines: EURO / CENT; on the left a map of Europe; in the background of the map vertically six parallel lines ending on both sides with five-pointed stars (the reverse is common for all euro coins)
edge:
reeded
issue date:
1 I 2008
withdrawal date:
still in circulation
designer:
Erik Maell, Tatiana Soteropoulos, Luc Luycx (initials LL after 50 on the reverse)
mint:
Rahapaja Oy (The Mint), Vantaa, Finland (years 2008-2009);

Ίδρυμα Εκτύπωσης Τραπεζογραμματίων και Αξιών (The Banknote Printing Works), Athens, Greece (from 2010)
mintage:
2008 29 930 000 + 70 000 in annual box sets
2009 985 000 + 15 000 in annual box sets
2010 200 000
2011 190 000 + 10 000 in annual box sets
2012 988 000 + 12 000 in annual box sets
2013 90 000 + 10 000 in annual box sets
2014 93 000 + 7 000 in annual box sets
2015 95 000 + 5 000 in annual box sets
interesting facts:
Ship wreck of Kyrenia type was discovered in 1967 close to the city of Kyrenia (today Northern Cyprus) After dating the wreck to 4th century BC it appeared that this is the only preserved ship of the ancient Greeks and at the same time the oldest merchant ship. The vessel was carrying cargo of 400 amphorae with wine, which were excavated together with the hull and made accessible for visitors at the museum in the castle of Kyrenia. Cypriots constructed a replica of the ship in 1985, which was named Kyrenia II, and in 2002 another one named Kyrenia Liberty.

A virtual model of the ship wreck laying on the sea floor (Nature 440, 1106-1107) and Kyrenia II on the waves.

Kyrenia
last update: 16 X 2015

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