Cyprus 1981 5 mils

from the Ma'adi Collection

This aluminum 5 mils was part of the first decimal republic coinage, with 1000 mils = 1 pound. 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. has been de facto partitioned between the Turkish north and the Greek center and south since the early 1970's.

Recorded mintage: 12,500,000.

Specification: aluminum.

Catalog reference: KM 50.1.

Source:

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

Link to:

• Cyprus 1978 5 mils
• Cyprus 1981 50 mils
• Cyprus 1981 100 mils
• Coins and currency dated 1981
• return to coins of Cyprus