Catalog
1 Shilling
| Issuer | Government of Cyprus |
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| Year | 1939-1947 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CYPRUS ΕΝΑ ΣΕΛΙΝΙ ONE SHILLING Commissioner of Currency |
| Reverse description | The entire reverse is composed of an intricate multicolour guilloche pattern in red, green, and blue, forming an ornate lace-like design that fills the note to its borders. A central horizontal cartouche with a solid red background bears the issuer inscription in white letterpress. No figurative imagery is present; the design relies entirely on the geometric security printing. |
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Cyprus remained under British administration throughout this note's production window, and the Shilling denomination reflected the island's integration into a sterling-based monetary system — not a local tradition. Bradbury Wilkinson, one of the more technically accomplished security printers of the mid-century, produced the guilloche underprint work here to a standard consistent with their Colonial Office contracts of the period.
The eight-year date span across this series reflects wartime disruption to print scheduling rather than any policy revision. Notes from the earlier end of the range are noticeably scarcer.