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CURRENCY.
Estimated
:
Amoant of Gain!
in Circulati-*
at end of rear
Arerafe rate of exchange on
London for each month of
past year
List of Coins Current with
relatire valne
Legal tender currency (paper and metallic)
giring particulars and Legislature
Authority
Per cent.
January
February ...
March
April
Mav...
June
July...
August
September ...
October
November ...
December ...
3
*r*r
->
GOLD.
Sovereign =180
piastres -** £ 1
SILVER.
Forty-fivs piastres — 5/-
Eighteen piastres=2/-
Nine piastres = 1 / -
Four <fc a half
piastres = 6 d .
Three piastres = 4 d .
BRONZE.
Piastre = 40 paras
= l * d .
i do. -= 20 paras
= § d .
£• do. = 10 paras
.
. -K
Value in
Cyprns
piastres.
GOLD.
Sovereign
180
SILVER.
Forty-five piastres ... 4.5
Eighteen piastres ... 18
Nine piastres
9
Four & a half piastres.. 4£
Three piastres
3
Limit
oi
tender.
None
English Gold
£12,000*
Other Gold
£5,800 *
£ 3 =
540 piastres
BRONZE.
Piastre .
do.
do.
»
40 paras\
20 „ 13
S
. — 27 piastres
10 „ J
Authorised by Her late Majesty's Proclamation
of 17 th September, 1900, published in the
: Cyprxts Gazette N o . 689 of the 6th February,
• - - 1 9 0 1 . * -
k
- ' *
" - — - . - "
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-
-r- lency dated 28th April, 1928.
•' *- *'...---..-. ----
Limit
of
tender.
CURRENCY NOTES:
10s. value (Desism of 1930) (90cp.)
£ 1 ,, \,
(180cp.)
£ 5 „
„
(900cp.)
None
Authorised by the Cyprus Currency Notes Order
in Council, 1928.
Cyprus Silver
£127,500
Bronze
£13,675
"NOTS:—
The above es–
timate in re–
spect to gold
is merely no–
minal. There
are no meani
of ascertain–
ing the infor–
mation and
gold is scarce–
ly seen in
active circu–
lation.
Estimated Amount of Paper Money in Circulation at end of year
Currency in which Accounts are kept
Colonial Government
Prirate Banks
By Government
By the Public
£396,165.10.0
NU.
Pounds, Shillings aud
Cyprus Piastre*
Pounds, Shillings and
Cyprus Piastres