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1 Pound Boys' Play - Silver Proof Issue
| Issuer | Central Bank of Cyprus |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1983-2007) |
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| Obverse lettering | 1960 CYPRUS · ΚΥΠΡΟΣ · KIBRIS · 1989 |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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Cyprus issued this proof in conjunction with the 1989 Boys' Play commemorative programme, part of a broader effort by the Central Bank to document vanishing folk traditions through its collector coin series — a policy Cyprus pursued with unusual consistency through the 1980s. The underlying games being commemorated had largely disappeared from active practice within a generation, accelerated by the displacement of communities following the 1974 Turkish invasion of the north.