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5 Pounds
| Issuer | Government of Cyprus |
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| Year | 1955-1960 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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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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| Obverse lettering | ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CYPRUS FIVE POUNDS ΠΕΝΤΕ ΛΙΡΑΙ BEŞ LİRA COMMISSIONER OF CURRENCY £5 |
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| Signature(s) | 1955 - C.F. Jenkin 1960 - W.A. Thomaides |
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