Description:
Obverse
Cyprus coat of arms (A dove holding an olive twig and the independence year 1960).
Country name in Greek and Turkish (Republic of Cyprus)
METAL COMPOSITION: 97% COPPER - 0.5% TIN - 2.5% ZINK
Reverse
Ancient galley and figure 5 left of the mast
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