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Average rate of
Exchange with
Loudon
•..urine the past
vear
List of Coins Current.
ivifh relative value
Legal tender currency,
-riving particulars and Legislative
Authority.
Estimated
Amoant of Coin
in Circulation "
Estimated Amoun
of Paper Money it
Circulation
Colonial
Govern–
ment
Sight @ £9*3
lo H«6
G O L D .
Sovereign =180
piastres = £l
Discount,
3 months.
1 % above the
official rate of j
the Bank of
England
; SILVER.
!
Eighteen piastres=2
i
!
; Nine piastres = 1 *'-
Four <fc a half piastres
= 6 d .
' Three pin-seres = 4 d .
BRONZE.
Piastre =
* do. =
I do. =
40 parus
= 4d.
20 pai*as
= *jd.
10 parus
-mttf.
GOLD.
Value in
Cyprus
piastres.
Limit
of
tender.
Sovereign
180
None
SILVER.
Eighteen piastres
Nine piastres
Four it a half piastres.
Three pinstres
18
1
i £3 =
H \ -540 piastres
3 •
i
BRONZE.
'i
Piastre
40 paras j
"*• -I™
\ do
10 ., |
i
Authorized by Her late Majesty's Proclamation
of 17th September, 1900. published in the .
Cyprus Gazette No. 689 of the 6th February.
1901.
In force from 30th April, 1901, by Proclamation
of His Excellency dated 3rd January, 1901.
Currency Notes -.
t £5 value (Desiirn of 1914) (900cp.)
1<> - ,*
W
„
(90 ,. )
•V- -.
..
(*-3 ., )
+ £l0 ,. (Design of 1917) (1,800., ) j. None
£1 ., ^ ,.
(180,.)
10- ,.
.,
(90.,)
•j oj- ..
„
(45 ., ) J
English Gold
£295,000
Other Gold
£600
Cyprus Silver
i
£85.000
Bronze
£10,175
N O T E *.—
The above in–
formation is
approximate.
£
119,660
54.441
53,050
99.970
159.862
41,958
64,235
• As estimated by the Treasurer.
t Authorised by Proclamation, under Martial Law, of the High Commissioner dated 2nd September, 1915.
*
..
..
,,
5th September, 1917.
§
..
,.
„
I Oth April, 1918.