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1 Xeros Ceros Pattern
| Issuer | Akrotiri and Dhekelia (British Overseas Territories) |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a stylized standing ungulate animal, rendered in a schematic, archaic artistic style reminiscent of ancient Near Eastern iconography, facing left in full profile. The figure occupies the majority of the field against a smooth copper background. The trilingual pattern designation legend curves along the upper periphery, reading ESSAI - PATTERN - PROBE in Latin characters. The date 2010 appears in the lower exergual area beneath the central motif. |
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| Reverse description | The upper field bears the denomination numeral 1 at left, with the legend XEROS copyright symbol and CEROS inscribed to the right and below, identifying the unit of value. The central and lower field features a stylized frontal effigy of a lion's head or sphinx-like figure set against a background of evenly spaced horizontal relief lines, lending the design a structured, geometric character. The overall composition is bold and typographically prominent, with the denomination occupying the upper register and the symbolic device filling the lower field. |
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Akrotiri and Dhekelia — the two Sovereign Base Areas retained by Britain after Cypriot independence in 1960 — have never issued currency for general circulation. The resident population uses the euro. This copper pattern is one of a small series of fantasy pieces produced around 2010 exploring what a coinage for the SBAs might theoretically look like, with denominations named in the invented "Xeros Ceros" unit, itself a play on the Xeros River running through the western SBA.
No monetary authority sanctioned it. Collector curiosity, not policy, produced this piece.