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March 25 Country of the Month Cyprus

Coinlover101Coinlover101 Posts: 115 ✭✭✭
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Here's our chance to learn more about the coinage of Cyprus which was selected by a random country generator.

Post your coins and feel free to discuss all things about the coinage from Cyprus.

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  • ClioClio Posts: 569 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's going to be a long time I suspect before I can contribute much of anything to these posts of yours haha.

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  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,201 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Some Cyprus coins from the 1950's:

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    Cyprus 3 Mils 1955
    They didn't make a 1 Mils then

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    Cyprus 5 Mils 1956

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    Cyprus 25 Mils 1955

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    Cyprus 50 Mils 1955

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    Cyprus 100 Mils 1955

    And a couple of older coins:

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    Cyprus 1/2 Piastre 1949

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    Cyprus 45 Piastres 1928

    And an even older coin from Cyprus:

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    Crusader Kingdom of Cyprus, gros grande, (AD 1324-1359)
    Silver, 25 mm, 4.63 gm, Mint: Famagusta
    Hugh IV de Lusignan (AD 1324-1359), King of Cyprus and Jerusalem

    Obverse:
    King on throne facing front and holding orb and scepter
    HVGVE - REI DE (Hugh king of)
    Reverse:
    Jerusalem Cross with +IERVSALM ED CHIPR (Jerusalem and Cyprus)

    The Crusades were over when this coin was minted but Hugh claimed to be the King of Jerusalem anyway.

    :)

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  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,582 ✭✭✭✭✭

    OK, I have a 1913 9 piasters that needs to be seen. Graded by the hosts...

    Cyprus by the way is one of the most beautiful of Mediterranean destinations...So wonderful and so very much history. Politically it seems to continue quiet after the ridiculous upheavals and "Enosis" nonsense of the 60s and 70s.
    When I saw the title of this post it immediately took me back to living there...

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  • Coinlover101Coinlover101 Posts: 115 ✭✭✭

    Clio, there's nothing wrong with buying a Cyprus coin and posting it here :smiley:

    Willie. Lovely coins. The mils are nice (and affordable too) as are the piastres but it's the crusader coin which is super cool. Unfortunately they are too expensive for me ( or should I say my wife :D ) atm in high grade.

    7J, post that sucker :D

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  • 1984worldcoins1984worldcoins Posts: 630 ✭✭✭✭✭

    7J, post that sucker :D

    yeah

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  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,582 ✭✭✭✭✭

    https://d1htnxwo4o0jhw.cloudfront.net/pcgs/cert/47698734/268491555.jpg

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  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,582 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I really like this one and can’t remember where I got it. Might go for a lot at the right auction venue but not for sale


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