5 Pounds

Issuer	Government of Cyprus
Year	1955-1960
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Printer	Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
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Obverse description	Printed in green and lilac on a fine guilloche underprint, the obverse carries a right-facing intaglio portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in a circular vignette at right, wearing a tiara and pearl necklace. The upper legend reads ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CYPRUS, with the trilingual denomination FIVE POUNDS / ΠΕΝΤΕ ΛΙΡΑΙ / BEŞ LİRA in bold letterpress across the centre field. The date, serial prefix, and Commissioner of Currency signature appear in the lower centre, flanked by £5 numerals at lower left and lower right.
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Reverse description	Printed entirely in green, the reverse presents a formal symmetrical composition centred on the GOVERNMENT OF CYPRUS inscription within an ornate cartouche. A circular medallion to the left encloses the £5 denomination numeral within a laurel wreath, while a corresponding medallion to the right bears the three-lion passant arms of Cyprus within a matching wreath. The entire design is contained within an intricate guilloche border with decorative corner rosettes.
Reverse lettering	GOVERNMENT OF CYPRUS £5
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