New Year Token (Type of Sovereign of Queen Victoria) ND front New Year Token (Type of Sovereign of Queen Victoria) ND back
New Year Token (Type of Sovereign of Queen Victoria) ND photo
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New Year Token (Type of Sovereign of Queen Victoria) ND

 
- 3 g 22 mm
Description
Location
Cyprus
Type
› Tokens
Currency
Cyprus - New Year Tokens
Weight
3 g
Diameter
22 mm
Thickness
1.8 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#92215
Rarity index
84%

Reverse

New year wish "Happy New year" in 2 lines underlined. Many samples show weak accent above ά in Χρονιά.

Lettering:
Καλή
Χρονιά

Translation: Happy New year

Edge

Plain

Comment

Gold colored token of the type of the Sovereign of Queen Victoria. 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 similar to a gold sovereign - the common gold coin in Cyprus.

During celebration of New year 2018 similar to this token (mass 4.62 g) was found in a cake from bakery chain Pirillos, which distributed its products in Larnaca area.