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CURRENCY.
A**er-*ee r*
1
* °- exchange on
London for each month of
past year
List of Coins Current with
relative valae
Legal tende.* currency (paper and metallic)
giving particulars and Let*islative
Authority
Estimate-i j
Amount of Coin
in Circulation
at end of year <
Per cent.
January
February ...
March
April
May...
June
July...
August
September ...
October
November ...
December ...
3
— Ts
GOLD.
Sovereign =180
piastres = £1
SILVER.
Forty-five piastres — 5-
Eighteen piastres=2 '-
Nine piastres =1;-
Four <_ a half piastres
= 6d.
Three piastres = 4 d .
GOLD.
Sovereign
B R O N Z E .
Piastre =
* do. -=
i
do.
=
40 paras
«l_d.
20 paras
-|d.
lOparas
=Jd.
Value in
Cypras
piastres.
S I L V E R .
Forty-five piastres
Eighteen piastres
Nine piastres
•
Four _ a half piastres.
Three piastres
180
45
18
9
-H
3
Limit
of
tender.
None
£3 =
540 piastres
\
BRONZE.
Piastre
40 paraa s 3
8
._ 27 piastres
i do
20 ,
i do
10 „
Authorised by 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.)
(900 „ )
io
None
Authorised br the Cyprus Currency Notes Order
in Council. 1928*
English Gold
£20,000 •
Other Gold
£7,000 •
Cyprus Silver
£141,500
Bronze
£13,675
"NOT-:—
The above es–
timate in re–
spect to gold
is merely no–
minal. There
are no means
of ascertain–
ing the infor–
mation and
gold is scarce–
ly seen in
active circu–
lation.
Estimated Amount of Pnoer Monev in Circulation at end of vear
Colonial Government
Private Banks
£446,160
Nil.
Currency in which Accounts are kept
B v Government
Bv the Public
Pounds, Shillings and
Cyprus Piastres
Pounds, Shillings and
Cyprus Piastres