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CURRENCY.
Estimated
Amount of Coin
in Circulation
at end of jear
A **•*-**-*•> rate of exch»n--o on
London for each month of
paat jear
Lilt of Coin* Carrent with
relatire ralue
Legal tender currenc** (paper and metallic)
g-iTing particular** and Legislative
Authority
Per cent.
January
February ...
March
April
May
June
JulfG.
August
September ...
October
November ...
December ...
GOLD.
Sovereign =180
piastres -=- £1
SILVER.
Fortr-tive piastres —*-5/-
Eighteen piastres=2/-
Nine piastres =1/-
Fonr <fc a balf piastres
=6d.
Three piastres =4d.
BRONZE.
Piastre =
* do.
i do.
10 paras
= 1-Jd.
S-B 20 paras
— 10 paras
=*d.
GOLD.
Sovereign
Talue in
Cyprus
piastres.
S I L V E R .
Forty-five piastres
Eighteen piastres
Nine piastres
Four -fc a half piastres.
Three piastres
180
45
18
9
4\
3
Limit
of
tender.
None
£3 =
540 piastres
BRONZE.
Piastre
40 paras
i do
20 „
i do
10 „
3s.-= 27 piastres
Authorised bv 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;
and as regards 45-piastre pieces, from 28th
April, 1928, by Proclamation of His Excel–
lency dated 28th April, 1928.
CURRENCY NOTES:
£1 value (Design of 1930) (180cp.) \
w
£5 .,
„
(900,,) j
W o n e
Authorised by the Cyprus Currency Notes Order
in Council, 1028!
English Gold
£50,000 •
Other Gold
£10,000 •
Cyprns Silver
£147,500
Bronze
£12,975
* N 0 T « : —
The above es–
timate in re–
spect to gold
is merely no–
minal. There
are no means
of ascertain–
ing the infor–
mation.
Estimated Amoant of Paper Money in Circulation at end of year
Colonial Government
£411,206
Private Banks
Nil.
Currency in which Accounts are kept
By Government
By the Public
P o u n d s , Shillings and
i
C y p r u s Piastres
Usually ia Piastres