5 cents CYPRUS (1983)

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
22.0 mm	3.75 g	1.4 mm	CuZnNi

obverse:

in the centre Cypriot Coat of Arms; along the top edge: • CYPRUS • ΚΥΠΡΟΣ • KIBRIS • (name of the country in English, Greek and Turkish); along the bottom edge year of issue: 1983

reverse:

bull's head en face - motif coming from an ancient silver bowl dated to 14th century BC; below a convex face value: 5 (cents)

edge:

plain

issue date:

1 X 1983

withdrawal date:

31 I 2008

designer:

Clara Zacharaki–Georgiou

mint:

The Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom

mintage:

1983	15 000 000

interesting facts:

The coin designer was inspired by decorations of a silver bowl found in the Enkomi tomb. The bowl is today presented in the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia.

Bowl from Enkomi

last update: 26 X 2012

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