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CURRENCY.
Average rate of exchange on
London for each month of
past year
List of Coin.*. Current with
relative ralu**
Legal temle.- currency (paper and metallic)
triving particulars And Legislative
Authority
jwuuiait*! ,
Amount of Coin
in Circulation
;
at e n d of year:
Per cent.
January
February
March
April
May...
June
July...
August
September
Uctober
November
December
l
4
i
1
•J
1
fr
I
"8"
fw
GOLD.
j
Sovereign =180 j
piastres =• £1
SILVEB.
Eighteen piastres=2,'-
:
Nine piastres = 1 /-'
Four <fc a balf piastres
=6d.
Three piastres =4il.
GOLD.
Sovereign
Value in
Cyprus
piastres.
180
Limit
of
tender.
None
S I L V E R .
Eighteen piastres
Niue piastres
Four & a half piastres.
Three piastres
18
9
t\
3
£3 =
540 piastres
BRONZE.
Piastre = 40 paras
=4d.;
t do. = 20 paras !
\ do. =10 paras
15BONZE.
Piastre
40 paras
20 „
10 „
i do
j
do
3B. = 27 piastres
Authorised by Her late Majesty's Proclamation
of 17 th September, 1900, published in the
Cyprus Gazette No. 689 of the 6th Februarv,
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.) )
£1 .,
,,
(180,,) [ None
•<>;- .,
(90,,))
Authorised by Proclamation, under Martial
Law, of the High Commissioner dated 5th
September, 1917, continued in force hy Order
in Council. No. 919, .dated 31st January.
1923, and Order in Council No. 1021, dated
9th August, 1924, issued under the Provis–
ional Powers Laws, 1919 to 1924. -
:
English Gold'
£50,000' j
Other Gold ;
£10,000*
Cyprns Silver
£146.000
Bronze
£10.675
* N O T E : —
The above es–
timate in re–
spect to gold
is merely no–
minal. There
are no means
of ascertain–
ing the infor–
mation. Gon.
holds some
£18,000 in
sovereigns.
Estimated Amount of Paper Money in Circulation at end of year
Colonial Government
£525.125
Private Banks
Currency in which Accounts are kept
Bv Government
By tbe Public
Nil.
Pounds, Shillings and
Cyprus Piastres
Csuallv in Piastres