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CURRENCY.
Avera-je rate ot exchange on
London for each month of
past year
LUt of Coins Current with
relative value
Legal tender currency (paper and metallic)
giving particulars and Legislative
Authority
-3lll!U*lit
Amount of Coia
ia Circulation
at end of vear I
Per cent.
January
Februar j ...
March
April
May...
June
July...
August
September ...
October
November ...
December ...
GOLD.
I Sovereign = 130
piastres — £1
SILVER.
Forty-five piastres — 5/-
Eighteen piastres=2/
Nine piastres = 1/-
Foor <fc a half
piastres = 6 d
Three piaatres =-_4d.
BRONZE OR CUPRO-
NICKEL.
Piastre == 40 paras
z=\W
3
I
^ do. = 20 paras j
__|d.
BRONZE.
j
4- piastre = 10 paras
-_-*d '
GOLD.
"sovereign
Value in
Cyprus
piastres.
... 180
Limit
of
tender.
None
SILVER.
Forty-five piastres ... 4.5
Eighteen piastres ... 18
Nine piastres
9
Four & a half piastres.. 4 j
Three piastres
3
BRONZE OR CUPRO-NICKEL.
NIL. !
Although there
may be gold in,
the posseuion
of individuals
there are no
means of as–
certaining the!
amount. Not
»old is seen'
in active cir
culation.
£ 3 =
540 piastres
Piastre
i do.
BRONZE.
£• piastre .
... 40 paras
... 20 „
... 10 „
38.= 27 piastres
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;
as regards 45-piastre pieces, from 28th
April, 1928, by Proclamation of His Excel–
lency dated 28th April, 1928, and as regards
C-pro-nickel coins from 7th January, 1935,
by Proclamation of His Excellency dated
7th January, 1935.
CURRENCY NOTES:
10-. value (Design of 1930)
HI „ * \,
(90p.)
(180p.)
(900p.)
Limit
of
tender.
None
Authorised b-r the Cyprus Currency Notes Order
in Council, 1928.
Cyprus Silver
£1-5,100 .
Cupro-Nickel.
£10,250 I
Bronze I
£7,890
Estimated Amoant of Paper Money in Circulation at end of year
Colonial Government
Private Banks
Currency in which Accounts are _ept
B r Government
B r tbe Public
£522,653.
Nil.
Pounds, Shillings and
Cyprus Piastres
Pounds, Shillings and
Cyprus Piastres