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QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND 3####+GOVERNMENT OF CYPRUS+THREE MILS+
Designer: Cecil Thomas
Inner Rim Shape: Circle
Perimeter Decoration: Denticulated
Inner Rim Shape: Circle
Perimeter Decoration: Denticulated
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KM# 36: Belize 25 cents (1974 - Present)
KM# 6: East Caribbean States 25 cents (1955 - 1965)
KM# 28.2: Hong Kong 10 cents (1956 - 1980)

General

WCDB ID
604
Country
Flag: Cyprus Cyprus
Denomination
3 mils
Value
1⁄333 Cypriot pound (CYP)
Dates
AD1955

Physical

Shape
Circle
Mass
2.90 g
Diameter
20.15 mm
Thickness
1.25 mm
Composition
95.5% Cu, 3% Sn, 1.5% Zn
Color
Brown / Red / Copper Brown / Red / Copper
Magnetic
No

Design

Orientation
Medallic: ↑ ↑
Edge
Plain/smooth
Tags
Fish Crown / Coronet / Diadem / Tiara Cecil Thomas Portrait of 27-Year-Old Elizabeth II

References

Wikipedia
Coins of the Cypriot pound
Krause-Mischler
KM# 33
Numista
N# 1035