The subdivision was changed to 100 cents (σεντ, sent) to the pound in 1983, October 3. Coins were introduced for ½, 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 cents, with the ½ cent the same size and composition as the earlier 5 mil coins. The other coins were struck in nickel-brass. The ½ cent was only struck in 1983. In 1991, cupronickel, seven-sided (reuleaux heptagon) 50 cent coins were introduced.
| Decimal cent series | ||||||||||||
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| Image | Value | € equiv. | Technical parameters | Description | Date of | Colloquial name | ||||||
| Diameter | Thickness | Mass | Composition | Obverse | Reverse | first minting | withdrawal | lapse | ||||
| ½ cent | 0.85 cent | 20 mm | 1.2 g | Aluminium | "CYPRUS·ΚΥΠΡΟΣ·KIBRIS", Coat of arms, year of minting | Cyclamen | 1983 | 1 October 1992 | 1 December 2001 | |||
| 1 cent | 1.71 cent | 16.5 mm | 1.35 mm | 2 g | Copper, zinc, nickel | "CYPRUS·ΚΥΠΡΟΣ·KIBRIS", Coat of arms, year of minting | Value, stylised bird in front of a tree branch from a jug of bichrome ware of the Cyproarchaic period | 1983 | 31 January 2008 | 31 December 2009 | μονόσεντο | |
| 2 cents | 3.42 cent | 19 mm | 1.25 mm | 2.5 g | Value, two heraldically arranged goats from a shallow bowl with two handles of the middle of 13th century BC. | δίσεντο | ||||||
| 5 cents | 8.54 cent | 22 mm | 1.4 mm | 3.75 g | Value, head of a bull from a silver bowl (phiale) with a wish-boned handle of the 14th century BC. | πεντάρα, σελίνι | ||||||
| 10 cents | 17.09 cent | 24.5 mm | 1.7 mm | 5.5 g | Value, modern clay vase of Phini depicting flowers and birds | δεκάρα, διπλοσέλινο, τσιφτές | ||||||
| 20 cents | 34.17 cent | 27.25 mm | 1.8 mm | 7.75 g | value, sparrow on olive branch | εικοσάρα, τετρασέλινο | ||||||
| "ΖΗΝΩΝ Ο ΚΙΤΙΕΥΣ", Zeno of Citium | 1989 | |||||||||||
| 50 cents | 85.43 cent | 26 mm | 1.8 mm | 7 g | Cupronickel | "CYPRUS·ΚΥΠΡΟΣ·KIBRIS", Coat of arms, year of minting | A composition based on a 4th century BC Cypriot coin of the Kingdom of Marion depicting the abduction of Europa by Zeus transfigurated into a bull, the inscription "King Timocharis" in Cyprosyllabic | 1991 | 31 January 2008 | 31 December 2009 | πενηντάρα, δεκασέλινο | |
The 20 cent coin currently minted has a different reverse side than the one shown above. Specifically, it shows the head of Cypriot philosopher Zeno of Citium.
When brand new, the first five coins (1, 2, 5, 10, and 20 cent) have exactly the same bright golden colour and they do not differ as shown on the table above. The 50 cent coin has a rounded heptagonal shape and has a bright silver colour.
Read more about this topic: Coins Of The Cypriot Pound, Decimal
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