The coin is a restrike made in 1963 as the second date indicates. The dies are modern and I suspect the coins were struck in a open collar as opposed to a roller scale which any period original or counterfeit would have been.
Who if anyone authorized the issue I do not recall without looking it up. This type appears perhaps 2-3 times per year on ebay.
There are 7 of them on ebay now, I'm searching "on ebay.com" rather than worldwide. US only there are 5 currently up. There is also a gold version and that one pops up maybe 2-3 times a year internationally.
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