Cyprus 1957 100 Mils in Folder Uncirculated
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Grade: | UNC |
Year: | 1957 |
Krause Number: | KM#37 |
Metal: | Copper Nickel |
Diameter (approx): | 28mm |
Obverse: | Crowned bust right |
Reverse: | Stylized ancient merchant ship, denomination upper left, date below |
Cyprus 1957 100 mils in collector folder. 500,000 1957 100 mils were minted at the Royal Mint in London but 490,000 were melted. 5,000 were released into circulation and 5,000 packaged like this coin and issued to collectors. The 1957 100 mils was the last coin issued in the British Colony of Cyprus before it achieved independece.