* FROHES NEUES JAHR: ZYPERN ★ TYP VON GOLD SOVEREIGN von Georg V. (1911-1936)! * HAPPY NEW YEAR: CYPRUS ★

* FROHES NEUES JAHR: ZYPERN ★ TYP VON GOLD SOVEREIGN von Georg V. (1911-1936)!
* HAPPY NEW YEAR: CYPRUS ★ GOLD SOVEREIGN TYPE of George V (1911-1936)!

Obv.: ΚΑΛΗ ΧΡΟΝΙΑ George V (1911-1936) portrait left. Happy new year (in Greek).

Rev.: Nude St.George as on gold sovereign.

This is a special New year token. It is used in tradition to bake a coin in a cake during New year holidays. It has gold color and images of a gold sovereign that was the largest common currency at the country. The sovereigns are common gold coins in the Island nowadays. That is the reason to make New year token of the type of a real gold coin. This token is described in the article N№86009 en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces86009.html of Numista catalog. The presented lot differs from the item in the article: by the mass, a die chip on two last letters ΛΗ to the left word from portrait ΚΑΛΗ, alignment is almost medal ↑↑ (instead of coin ↑↓ ), though both dies are the same.
XF!!!
MASS 5.89 g

Lot 4926