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CURRENCY.
A**era-*e rate of exchange on
London for each month of
past year
List of Coins Current with
relacire value
Legal tender currency (paper and metallic)
giving particulars and Legislative
Authority
Estimated
Amount ot Coin
ia Circulation
at ead of yew
Per cent.
January
February ...
March ...
April
May
June
July...
August
September ...
October
November ...
December ...
GOLD.
Sovereign =180
piastres -= £ 1
SILVER.
Forty-five piastres — 5/-
Eighteen piastres=2.'-
Nine piastres = 1/-
Four & a half piastres
= 6 d .
Three piastres -=4d.
BRONZE.
Piastre =
$ do. =
i do. =
40 paras
=4d.
20 paras
10 paras
--Jd.
GOLD.
Sovereign
Value ia
Cyprus
piastres.
180
Limit
of
tender.
None
SILVER.
Forty-five piastres
Eighteen piastres
Nine piastres
Four & a half piastres.,
Three piastres
\
io
18
9
-.
3
£3 =
o-lO piastres
\
BRONZE.
Piastre
40 paras
t do
20 ,,
i do
10 ,.
: 3a. = 27 piastres
/
Authorised by Her late Majesty's Proclamation
of 17th September, 1S00, published in the
Cyprua Gazette N o . 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) (ISOcp.) V xT
n n a
- £5 „ ,
(9oo„)r *
one
Authorised by the Cyprus Currency Notes Order
in Council, 1923.
English Gold
£50,000 •
Other Gold
£10,000 •
Cyprns Silver
£147,500
Brouze
£13,875
"NoT-s:—
The above es–
timate in re–
spect to gold
is merely no–
minal. There
are no means
of ascertain–
ing tbe infor–
mation and
gold is scarce–
ly seen in
active circu–
lation.
Estimated Amount of Paper Honey ia Circulation at end of year
Currency ia which Accounts are kept
Colonial Government
Private Banks
£426,207
Nil
By Government
By the Public
Pounds, Shillings and
Cyprus Piastres
Pounds, Shillings and
Cyprus Piastres