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CURRENCY.
Arera-*e rate of exchange on
London for «aoii m o uth of
p«»t /ear
Li*t ot C o m a Current with
relative value
Legal tender currency (paper and metallic)
Siring particulars and Le-jitlatire
Authority
estimated
A m o u n t of Coini
m Circulation j
-vt end of rear i
Pur cent.
January
February .-•
March
April
May...
June
July
August
September ...
October
November ...
December ...
i
T*
GOLD.
Sovereign =180
piastres = £1
3ILVEB.
Forty-live piastres — 5/-
Eighteen piastres = 21-
Nine piastres = 1 /
Four «k a half
piastres = 6 d
Three piastres -*=4d
BBONZEORCUPRO-
NICKEL.
Piastre — 40 paras
= 14,d.
it do. -= 20 paras
= Jd.
BRONZE.
I piastre = 10 paras
—i
d
-i
GOLD.
Sovereign
Value in
Cyprus
pioutre§.
... 180
Limit
of
tender.
None
SILVER.
Forty-five piastres ... 45
Eighteen piastres ... 18
Nine piastres
9
Four & a half piastres.. 4i
Three piastres
3
BRONZE OR CUPRO-NICKEL.
£ 3 =
540 piastres
Piastre ..
t do. ..
BKONZE.
j piastre ...
... 40 paras
s
... 20 „
... 10 ,.
3s. = 27 piastres
N I L .
Although there
may be gold in
the possession
of individuals
there are no
means of as–
certaining the
amount. N o
gold is seen
in active cir–
culation.
Cvprus Silver
£136,300
Cupro-Nickel
£8,750
Bronze
£3,340
Authorised by Her late Majesty's Proclamation
of 17th September, 1900, published in the
Gjpnu Gazette No. 689 of the 6th Februarv,
1901.
In force from 30th April, 1901, by Proclamation
of His Excellency daced 3rd January, 1901;
as regards 45-pi:istre pieces, from 28th
April, 1928, by Proclamation of His Excel–
lency dated 23th April, 1928, and as regards
Cupro-nickel coius from 7th January, 1935.
by Proclamation of His Excellency
"th January, 1935.
CURRENCY NOTES -
10s. value (Desi-rn of
£1
ro
1930) (90op.)
(ISOCD.)
(900cp.)
dated
Limit
oi
tender.
None
Authorised by tlie Cyprus Currency Notes Order
in Council, 1923!
Estimated A m o u n c of Paper M o n e y ia Circulation at end of jear
Currency in which Accounts are kept
Colonial G o v e r n m e n t
Private Banks
B y Government
B y the Public
£462,023. 10«.
Nil.
Pounds, Shillings and
Cyprus Piastres
Pounds. Shillings aud
Cvnrns Piastres