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18 Piastres - Victoria
| Issuer | Cyprus |
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| Year | 1901 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA•DEI•GRA•BRITT•REG•FID•DEF•IND•IMP• DeS. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Cyprus came under British administration in 1878 following the Cyprus Convention with the Ottoman Empire, but the island's monetary system retained a hybrid character for decades — the piastre remained the unit of account even as British colonial machinery took over. The 18-piastre denomination was pegged specifically to the British shilling, a deliberate alignment that made colonial fiscal management tidier without requiring the population to abandon familiar local units entirely.
The Pr#2 reference indicates a proof striking, and surviving examples are rare. By 1901 this was effectively a dying denomination; Cyprus would adopt a decimalized pound system in 1955.