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The pound, or lira (Greek: λίρα, plural λίρες, and Turkish: lira, Ottoman Turkish: لیره, from the Latin libra via the Italian lira; sign: £, sometimes £C [1] for distinction), was the currency of Cyprus, including the Sovereign Base Areas in Akrotiri and Dhekelia, [2] [3] from 1879 to 2007, when the Republic of Cyprus adopted the euro.
All 23 other widely recognized states each have their own national currency. Among the states with limited recognition, Transnistria uses the Transnistrian ruble and Abkhazia uses the Abkhazian apsar. Northern Cyprus does not have its own currency and has adopted the Turkish lira. Similarly, South Ossetia uses the Russian ruble.
The currency of Cyprus can refer to: Euro in the republic of Cyprus; Cypriot Pound used until 2008; Turkish lira in Turkish controlled Northern Cyprus
Cyprus [f] (/ ˈ s aɪ p r ə s / ⓘ ... The Cypriot government adopted the euro as the national currency on 1 January 2008, replacing the Cypriot pound. [176]
The economy of Cyprus is a high-income economy as classified by the World Bank, [3] and was included by the International Monetary Fund in its list of advanced economies in 2001. [1] [2] Cyprus adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2008, replacing the Cypriot pound at an irrevocable fixed exchange rate of CYP 0.585274 per €1 ...
The Venetian lira was one of the currencies in use in Italy and due to the economic power of the Venetian Republic a popular currency in the Eastern Mediterranean trade. During the 19th century, the Ottoman Empire and the Eyalet of Egypt adopted the lira as their national currency, equivalent to 100 piasters or kuruş. When the Ottoman Empire ...
Media in category "Currencies of Cyprus" The following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total. 0–9. File:20 cy pound front.jpg; A.
Cypriot pound (Cyprus and Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, until 1 January 2008, replaced by the euro) Fijian pound (until 1969, replaced by the Fijian dollar) Gambian pound (1968 to 1971, replaced by the dalasi) Ghanaian pound (1958 to 1965, replaced by the cedi) Irish pound (Irish: Punt na hÉireann) (until 2002, replaced by the ...