Cyprus 1983 1/2 cent

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This half cent was part of the second decimal republic coinage, with 100 cents = one pound. It is a one year type. Cyprus, off the coast of Turkey, fell to the British in 1878 and was made a crown colony in 1925. It became a republic in 1960 and has been de facto partitioned between the Turkish north and the Greek center and south since the early 1970's.

Recorded mintage: 10,000,000 plus 6,250 proofs.

Specification: 1.2 g, aluminum, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 52.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1981 5 mils
• 1981 50 mils
• 1981 100 mils
• 1983 2 cents
• 1983 5 cents
• 1983 10 cents
• 1983 20 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1983