BRITISH OCCUPATION OF CYPRUS

If the previous note was large then this one is tiny  6cm x 4cm ( 2 3/8 in x 1 5/8 in ). here we have a 3 piastre note with George VI on the front . Cyprus became a crown colony of Britain in 1925 and they fought along side  the  British in WWII.  The Greek Cypriots wanted independence from Britain at the end of the war whereas the Turkish Cypriot wanted British rule to continue.The Bitish Occupation would continue until 1960.

My friend has a holiday home in Kyrenia (Girne in Turkish ) and my friend Hammam goes to the American university there, It looks an amazing place but very hot !!.

more Cypriot Notes HERE and HERE

THE CYPRIOT POUND

This is the one pound (£1) from Cyprus issued in 1993. the bank name is in Turkish and Greek on the front and English on the back. The front has a mosaic of a nymph and on the reverse is the abbey at Bellapais .

CYPRUS

The Republic of Cyprus is an island in the Mediterranean sea with the capital city as Nicosia. formerly a British colony it became independent in 1960. by 1963 the country has split into the Greek Cyprus and the Turkish Cyprus, but only the Greek side is recognised . the entire island entered the EU in may 2004.
monetary units
1 Pound = 1000 mils ( 1963 - 1983)
1 pound =  100 cents (1983 - 2007)
1 euro    =  100 cents (2008 - onward

 The Notes above are a 1 pound note from 1998 with a cypriot girl on the front and crafts on the back. also the 50 Cent note from 1984 with a woman seated at the front and the yermasoyia Dam on the reverse.