50 Cents (Abduction of Europa - Copper-Nickel)
50 Cents (Abduction of Europa - Copper-Nickel)

50 Cents (Abduction of Europa - Copper-Nickel)

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Country: Cyprus
Denomination: 50 Cents (Sent) (0.5 CYP)
Year: 1991-2004
Material: Copper-nickel
Weight: 7 g
Shape: Equilaterally curved heptagon (7-sided)
Diameter: 26 mm
Type: Common coin
Catalog list: cyprus

Description:

Obverse

The coat of arms of the Republic of Cyprus (a dove holding an olive twig, the independence year 1960, laurel twigs around).

Country name in English, Greek and Turkish.

Reverse

A composition based on a 4th century BC coin of the Cypriot Kingdom of Marion depicting the abduction of Europe by Zeus transfigurated into a bull.

"King Timocharis" written in Cypriot syllabary (characters not supported here).

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