Description:
Obverse
He 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 based on 5th century B.C. Cypriot coin of the Kingdom of Idalion depicting the Sphinx with an inscription in Cypriot syllabary and the face value of the coin £20 below
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