10 cents CYPRUS (1991-2004)
| diameter: | weight: | thickness: | alloy: |
| 24.5 mm | 5.5 g | 1.75 mm | CuZnNi |
obverse:
in the centre Cypriot Coat of Arms with small shield; along the top edge: • CYPRUS • ΚΥΠΡΟΣ • KIBRIS • (name of the country in English, Greek and Turkish); along the bottom edge year of issue
reverse:
a simplified image of a contemporary clay pitcher; above a convex face value: 10 (cents)
edge:
reeded
issue date:
1991
withdrawal date:
31 I 2008
designer:
Clara Zacharaki–Georgiou
mint:
The Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom
mintage:
| 1991 | 4 000 000 |
| 1992 | 3 000 000 |
| 1993 | 4 000 000 |
| 1994 | 8 000 000 |
| 1998 | 5 000 000 |
| 2002 | 10 000 000 |
| 2004 | 7 000 000 |
interesting facts:
A motif of a pitcher comes from the Pilavakis Pottery Museum founded in the ceramics and cultural centre of Cyprus - Phini village.
last update: 26 X 2012
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