Description:
Obverse
The coat of arms of the Republic (A dove holding an olive twig and the independence year 1960), laurel twigs around, in the circle inscription: "CYPRUS · KYΠPΟΣ · KIBRIS"
Reverse
A composition depictingthe Cyprus bird Wheatear(Oenanthe Cypriaca) and face value of the coin £1 to right above
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