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CUR
ATeratje rate of ••xcaan-.-a ou
L o n d o n for each m o u t h of
past year
List of Coins Current with
relatire value
Legal teudci* currency (paptr a m i tnatr.llii.
1
)
giving particulars a n d Legislative
Authority
fc,!*timateii
Arnuuut »f Com
in Circulation i
at end nf rear j
Per cent.
January
February
March ...
April ...
May
June
Jnly
August
H
*
X—
4,
1
4 ~
*!
-i
I
1
1-
Sep.
at
par -
October
Novcmbei
1-
• f-
-;-
*>
3
4.
1
m_.-XL
4
-1
:
si
~
•i
—
i
J- over par.
GOLD.
Sovereign *-*•*• I SO
piastres = £1
SILVER
Eighteen piastres = 2'-
Xine piastres = I -
Four S_ a half piastres
= 6 d .
* Three piastres = 4d.
BRONZE.
Piastre =
Value in
Cyprus
piastres.
GOLD.
Sovereign
180
SILVER.
Eightocn piastres
18
Nine piastres
y
Four & a half piastres.. ih
Limit
of
tender.
None
__**> —m
i o *"*•
.540 piastres
-V do. =
} do. =
40 paras
= Ud.
20 paras
= 5d.
10 panis
--hi
Three piastres
BRONZE.
Piastre 40 paras
20
> 3B. = 27 piastres
t do
} do
Authorized by Her late Majesty's Proclamation N O T E : —
10
English Gold
£290.000
Other Gold
£600
Cyprus Silver
£05.000
Brouze
£10,173
December .',—.'.
of 17th September, 1900, published in the
Cyprus Gazette No. 689 of the 6th February,
1901.
In force from oOth April, 1901. by Proclamation
of His Excellency dated 3rd January, 1901.
Currency Notes:
t £5 value (Design of 1914) (900cp.)l
10- ,,
" ,.
(90,.)
5
/- .,
,,
(45 „ )
J £10 ,, (Design of 1917) (1,800 „ ) j
£1 «*,
»
0*0,,) ! v-
io-.: :.
(9o;;u
None
. •
..
( 4 5 „ ) |
«[ 1 - „ (Emergency Issue 1919 t.'H „ ) |
(Design of 1920) (1-,'„ ) 1
19 .. • J
The above in* i
formation isl
approximate.
§
5/-
1 - ..
JJANK! :;r>.
Particular-; of ai. L*.a;ik.*
'-.usi ut*-.*. :i t:
N a m e of lianlt
Ailir-.'S.* of Ilo.-.d Ollice
Principal A*."-n<-y :n
tiie United Ivin-'dom
N n . or
'•..•it-.bliMi-
tnoiit* in
I li>: l»i;.ii>i
Uintev •v.m.
authority
o-jr.-iiil'-iv.-ii
N o t e '.'ir- i
' a* iiul
r.ai<i U D
caiut i-a
in the
i Island
Ara.i
-.t of
;
Me|K).*i;> ;n
! t h e [siav.d
Imperial Ottoi:.;.
Bank
Bank of Athens
imperial Ottoman ; Imperial Ottoman
dank
j
Bank
26 Throcmortou j 26 Throgmorton
Street. London ! Street, London
Bank of Athens,
Athens
i In the Island
Bunk of Athens
Limassoi)
| Bank of Athens
j 22 Fenchurch
i Street, 6'd, London
Hank uf Cyprus Bank oi Cyprus, ' London County
Nicosia AVestminsier ,v Parr'
: Bank Ltii. ^'2.
Coruhiil, London
nran<:li<.->at
Xicosia.
Larnaca.
Lima*-.-*.!,
, Famagnsta,
i\: Paiiiio.--
IIca.1 0-'.ki
at Limassoi,
Branch at
i Nico.sia.
! Acroncics at
(.arnacri.
I I"Rma
r
.
r
us*a.
! l'apho.*.
& Kyrenia
Agencies at
Larnaca.
- l,inia>M.l.
Fnnia'.'iisra.
I'aph •-.
Kyrenia. .t
• Morpiiou
l-'innu:: .f £5.000,000, N I L . . i.300.000
the l-'orte
.
I
Decree of D r a c h m a
tiie King of ' 455.000.000
G reeec
-ol\i -N'o.*.,
1593
NIL. | £112,534
Sanction •>!
;I V..
-AIM
Ili..'hC.)ii:m.
of ("yiir-ia
[imsuani to
the 1'rovi–
sions of ;ho
()ttoiiian
Commercial
Code (No.
11.548)
Cijprtiit
Gazette
I.OiU uc
•:O,I*J vi
£157,424 j NIL. ; £S3,S9l
• This ii*_
r
>"ire "nas been obtained from a review of the known imports and exports of gold during the year, starting
wiih the '.•st:::i..t'j'i amount in the ialand at rlic cuiiimeiKtment of the year. Goid. however, is very rarely seeu ifl
circulation and :t is very probable that a considerable quantity has left the Island and that the actual quantity in tbe
Island is much be!o*v the "dg-^re quoted, possibly not exceeding £.*>(),000 to £60,000.