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Average rate of
Exchange with
Loudon
during the past
year
Sight @ itfi
to \%
(August to
December
\\<H> to
296)
Discount,
3
months,
at the official
rate of tbe
BaDk of
England
List of Coins Current,
with relative value
GOLD.
Sovereign — 1 8 0
piastres = £1
SILVEK.
Eighteen piastres=2/-
Nine piastres = 1 /-
Four & a half piastres
=6d.
Three piastres = 4d.
BRONZE.
Piastre —= 40 paras
= l£d.
$ do. — 20 paras
=td.
J do. = 10 paras
=£d-
Legal tender currency,
giving particulars and Legislative
Authority.
Value in
Cyprus
piastres.
GOLD.
a
/
SILVER.
Eighteen piastres
18 .
Four & a half piastres.. 4£
BRONZE.
i do
20 „
i do
10 ,.
/
Limit
of
tender.
k
None
£3 —
540 piastres
3s. — 27 piastres
Authorized by Her late Majesty's Proclamation
of 17 th September, 1900, published in the
Cyprus Gazette No, 689 of the 6tb February,
1901.
Iu force from 30th April, 1901, by Proclamation
of Hie Excellency dated 3rd January, 1901.
Currency Notes: t
£5 value
900cp. )
£1
»
ly0
" I Noue
10 „
90 „ r
5/
M
*5., )
EoCiruateii
Amount of Coin
in Circulation *
English Gold
£290,000
Other Gold
£8,000
Cyprus iSilver
£75,000
Bronze
£10.175
N O T K : —
The above iu-
formatiou is
approximate.
Estimated Amount
of Paper Money in
Circulation
Colonial
Govern–
ment
NI
£14,859/10
Pri–
vate
Banks
L.
1
1
I
\
1
I
i
i
i
1
1
'•
i
i
1
i
1
i
1
!
i
i
* As estimated by tbe Treasurer.
t Authorised by Proclamation, under Martial Law, of the Officer Administering the Government
of Cyprus
dated 2nd December 1914.