Cyprus 25 mils 1963 - Cyprus cedar

Cyprus · 1963 · 25 mils

Circulating coinCommonXF · Extremely fine

€4.00estimate in XF

2,500,000coins minted

N3605 KM40

JSReference number JSJS-K6HNP

Circulating coin

25 mils coin of the Republic of Cyprus (1963-1982)

The coin's story

On 16 August 1960, Cyprus became an independent republic, after more than 80 years of British administration. It kept the Cyprus pound divided into 1,000 mils, adopted in 1955. Its own coins appeared in 1963: they bear the arms of the new state and the name of the country in its two official languages, Greek and Turkish. The reverse of the 25 mils coin shows a cedar branch bearing a cone. The Cyprus cedar (Cedrus brevifolia) grows mainly in the Cedar Valley, in the Troodos mountains. Both sides were engraved by William Maving Gardner. In 1963, the Royal Mint struck 2,500,000 pieces, plus 25,000 proofs, and the coin continued to be struck until 1982.

ObverseThe Arms of the Republic

ΚΥΠΡΙΑΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ · KIBRIS CUMHURİYETİ ·19631960

Design: Shield of Cyprus bearing a dove holding an olive branch, with the year of independence 1960, between two olive branches.
Legend: ΚΥΠΡΙΑΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ (Republic of Cyprus, in Greek) and KIBRIS CUMHURİYETİ (Republic of Cyprus, in Turkish) around.
Date: The date 1963 above the shield.

WGEngraved by William Maving Gardner

ReverseThe Cyprus Cedar

Design: A cedar branch with tufts of needles, bearing an upright cone, within a scalloped circle.
Denomination: The number 25 to the right of the cone.

WGEngraved by William Maving Gardner