Katalog
| Emittent | Cyprus |
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| Jahr | 1902-1908 |
| Typ | Standard circulation coin |
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| Aversschrift | Latin |
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| Reverslegende | · CYPRUS · 1/4 QUARTER · 1905 · PIASTRE |
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| Zusätzliche Informationen |
Cyprus came under British administration in 1878 as part of a deal struck at the Congress of Berlin, with Britain paying the Ottoman sultan an annual tribute in exchange for using the island as a strategic base against Russian expansion. The piastre denomination inherited from Ottoman coinage was retained deliberately — abrupt monetary change being administratively inconvenient in a population that was still largely Greek and Turkish-speaking. Edward VII's issues for Cyprus were struck at the Royal Mint, London, and saw only modest circulation given the island's limited commercial economy at the time.