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CYPRUS banknotes - Cyprus paper money catalog and history

A brief monetary history:
- Turkish currency, till 1914
- Cyprus pound = 20 shillings = 180 piastres, 1914-1963
- Cyprus pound = 1.000 milis, 1963-1983
- Cyprus pound = 100 cents, from 1983

For earlier issues see:
- Turkey, till 1914
For seceded Northern Cyprus (from 1974) see:
- Turkey

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Pick # Date

British occupation from 1914, British Colony 1925-1960

1-2 1914.09 1, 5 pounds

3-6 1914 5, 10 shillings, 1, 5 pounds

7-11 1917-28 5, 10 shillings, 1, 10, 100 pounds

12-13 1919 1, 2 shillings

14-16 1920-27
1, 2 shillings, 5 pounds

17-19 1930-36 10 shillings, 1, 5 pounds

20-25 1937-51
1, 2, 5, 10 shillings, 1, 5 pounds

26-27 1943 3, 3 piastres

28 1943
3 piastres

29-32 1952-54 5, 10 shillings, 5 pounds

33-36 1955-60
250, 500 milis, 1, 5 pounds

Republic from 1960

37-40 1961
250, 500 milis, 1, 5 pounds

41-44 1964-82
250, 500 milis, 1, 5 pounds

45-48 1977-85
500 milis, 1, 5, 10 pounds

49-51 1982-88
50 cents, 1, 10 pounds

52-56 1987-96
50 cents, 1, 5, 10, 20 pounds

57-59 1997.02
1, 5, 10 pounds

60-63 1997-
1, 5, 10, 20 pounds

Remarks: all images reduced 50%

Banknotes are attributed to last Pick's catalogue:
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 1: Specialized Issues

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Pick #	Date
		British occupation from 1914, British Colony 1925-1960
1-2	1914.09	1, 5 pounds
3-6	1914	5, 10 shillings, 1, 5 pounds
7-11	1917-28	5, 10 shillings, 1, 10, 100 pounds
12-13	1919	1, 2 shillings
14-16	1920-27	1, 2 shillings, 5 pounds
17-19	1930-36	10 shillings, 1, 5 pounds
20-25	1937-51	1, 2, 5, 10 shillings, 1, 5 pounds
26-27	1943	3, 3 piastres
28	1943	3 piastres
29-32	1952-54	5, 10 shillings, 5 pounds
33-36	1955-60	250, 500 milis, 1, 5 pounds
		Republic from 1960
37-40	1961	250, 500 milis, 1, 5 pounds
41-44	1964-82	250, 500 milis, 1, 5 pounds
45-48	1977-85	500 milis, 1, 5, 10 pounds
49-51	1982-88	50 cents, 1, 10 pounds
52-56	1987-96	50 cents, 1, 5, 10, 20 pounds
57-59	1997.02	1, 5, 10 pounds
60-63	1997-	1, 5, 10, 20 pounds