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CURRENCY.
Aveni»e
rate of exchange on
[,<tniInn
for each m o n t h of
past year
List of Coins Currenc with
relauve value
l.i'gnl tcmie.' currency (paper -iiul metallic)
jjiviujj particulars
:iatl Legislative
Authority
Estimnieil ;
A m o u n t of'Join
in Circalntinn
at
en«l r»f
T-iir:
Per cent.
January
February
March
April
May...
June
July...
August
September
October
November
December
3
W
4
V
r,
i
i
i
GOLD.
Sovereign =180
piastres = £1
S I L V E R .
Eighteen piastres=2/-
Nine piastres =-/-
Four dc a half piastres
=6d.
Three piastres =4d.
BRONZE.
Piastre = 40 paras
= l*d.
*• i do. = 20 paras
=fd.
J- do. = 10 pants
=^d.
GOLD.
Sovereign
Vuluu
IU
Cyprus
piastres.
180
Ifimic
of
tender.
None
SILVER.
Eighteen piastres
Niue piastres
Four & a half piastres.
Three piastres
18
9
*H
3
Slml =
540 piastres
BRONZE.
\
Piastre
40 paras
_ do 20 „
i do 10 „ /
'38.-*= 27 piastres
Authorised by Her late Majesty's Proclamation
of .17th September, 1900, published in the
Cxjprus 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:
£10 value (Design of 1917) (l,800cp.) )
(180 „ ) \ None
£1
-0/- „
(90,,)
Authorised by Proclamation, under Martial
Law, of the High;CoramiPsioner dated 5th
.September, 1917, continued-in force by Order
in Council. No. 919, dated 31st January.
1923, issued under the Provisional Powers
Law, 1919.
English ttoM
£50,000 •
Otber Gold
£10,000'
Cyprus Silver
£146.000
Bronze
£10,675
* NOTTS*.—
The above es–
timate in re–
spect to gold
is merely no–
minal. There
are no means
of ascertain–
ing the infor–
mation. Govt.
holds some
£18,000 iu
sovereigns.
Estimated A m o u n t of Paper M o n e y in Circulation at end of year
Colonial G o r e r n m e n t
£410,170
Private Banks
Nil.
Currency in which Accounts arc kept
By Government
Pounds, Shillings and
Cyprus Piastres
B y
the
Public
Qfiuallv in' Piastres