Cypriot coat of arms (A dove holding an olive twig and the independence year 1960), laurel twigs around with inscription Cyprus in Greek, Turkish and English and the date of issue 1975 (or 1977) Scripts: Greek, Latin . Lettering: ΚΥΠΡΟΣ KIBRIS CYPRUS 1977. Reverse. The design is based on an ancient coin of king of Salamis Evagoras I.