Cypriot euro coins
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The Cypriot euro coins are from the Republic of Cyprus put into circulation coins of the common European currency Euro .
On April 29, 2005 Cyprus joined the European Exchange Rate Mechanism II at a central rate of 1 EUR = 0.585274 CYP and was allowed to fluctuate around this mean rate of ± 15%. On February 13, 2007 it was announced that Cyprus would apply to join the Eurozone on January 1, 2008. The application for membership was then examined by the EU Commission. On May 16, 2007, the EU Commission and the European Central Bank announced that Cyprus could introduce the euro on January 1, 2008. This decision was officially confirmed by the heads of state and government of the EU on June 21, 2007 at the EU summit in Brussels . On January 1, 2008, the euro officially became legal tender in Cyprus at an exchange rate of EUR 1 = CYP 0.585274.
Circulation coins
On October 14, 2005, a national competition to design the coins came to an end. The American Erik Maell and the Greek Tatiana Soteropoulos were commissioned to design all three coin designs:
- 1 cent, 2 cents, 5 cents: The Cyprus mouflon , a Cypriot wild sheep (representative of nature).
- 10 cents, 20 cents, 50 cents: The ancient ship of Kyrenia (representing the sea).
- 1 euro, 2 euro: The idol of Pomos , a female 5000 year old figure from the Copper Age - probably representing a symbol of fertility - exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Nicosia .
In addition, it was determined that the name Cyprus in the two national languages Greek (ΚΥΠΡΟΣ) and Turkish (KIBRIS) had to be taken into account in the draft.
On the common sides of the 10, 20 and 50 cent, as well as the 1 and 2 euro coins, Cyprus is depicted several hundred kilometers west of its true position. It appears south of Crete on the 10, 20 and 50 cent coins, and directly east of mainland Greece on the 1 and 2 euro coins. The draft originally favored by the EU Commission planned to include parts of Turkey and would therefore have correctly displayed Cyprus; however, it was rejected by the EU Council of Ministers .
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| Idol of Pomos | “2 euros”, alternately in Greek and Turkish . |
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2 euro commemorative coins
| No. | image | Issue date image reference |
occasion | Official Journal reference |
Edition |
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| 1 |  |
January 5, 2009 |
10th anniversary of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) Euro 16 joint edition |
1,000,000 | |
| 2 |  |
February 13, 2012 |
10th anniversary of the introduction of euro cash Euro 17 joint issue |
988,000 | |
| 3 |  |
November 30, 2015 |
Thirty years of existence of the European flag Euro 19 joint edition |
350,000 | |
| 4th |  |
3rd November 2017 |
Paphos European Capital of Culture 2017 | 430,000 | |
| 5 | November 2020 |
30 years at the Institute for Neurology and Genetics | 412,000 | ||
| 6th | 2022 | 35 years of the Erasmus program Euro 19 joint edition |
Mints
The Cypriot circulation and collector coins of the years 2008 and 2009 were minted by the Suomen Rahapaja in Vantaa , Finland . In contrast, the 2 euro commemorative coin from 2009 was produced by the Royal Dutch Mint . The Greek mint in Athens has been producing all Cypriot euro coins since 2010 .
Collector coins
5 euros
Material: 925 silver , diameter: 38.61 mm, mass: 28.28 g
| theme | Issue date | Edition |
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| Cyprus joining the euro area | November 11, 2008 | 15,000 |
| 50 years of the Republic of Cyprus | November 2, 2010 | 5,000 |
| Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU | July 9, 2012 | 8,000 |
| Collector's coin in honor of the poet Costas Montis | 2014 | 1,500 |
| Collector's coin in honor of the poet Dimitris Lipertis | 2016 | 1,500 |
| Collector's coin in honor of the poet Vasilis Michaelides | 2017 | 2,000 |
| Cyprus - 10 years euro | 2018 | 2,000 |
| 30 anniversary of the establishment of the University of Cyprus | 2019 | 2,000 |
20 Euros
Material: 917 gold , diameter: 22.05 mm, mass: 7.98 g
| theme | Issue date | Edition |
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| 50 years of the Republic of Cyprus | November 2, 2010 | 750 |
| 50th anniversary of the Central Bank of Cyprus | 2013 | 1,000 |
See also
Web links
- European Central Bank
- Information about the new euro coins from Cyprus and their introduction
- Images of the Cypriot euro coins on the ECB's website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Idol of Pomos , accessed October 31, 2019
- ↑ Münzscan Cyprus 2009: WWU , accessed on October 30, 2019
- ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2008 / C 315/04, December 10, 2008) , accessed on October 30, 2019
- ↑ Joint edition 2009: Economic and Monetary Union , accessed on October 30, 2019
- ↑ Münzscan Cyprus 2012: Euro cash , accessed on October 30, 2019
- ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national pages of the 2 euro commemorative coins intended for circulation (2012 / C 17/05, January 20, 2012) , accessed on October 30, 2019
- ↑ Joint issue 10 years of euro cash , accessed on October 30, 2019
- ↑ Münzscan Cyprus 2015: EU flag , accessed on October 30, 2019
- ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2015 / C 257/06, 6 August 2015) , accessed on 30 October 2019
- ↑ Cyprus 2015: 30 Years of the European Flag , accessed on October 30, 2019
- ↑ Münzscan Cyprus 2017: Paphos , accessed on October 30, 2019
- ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2017 / C 327/04, 29 September 2017) , accessed on 30 October 2019
- ↑ Commemorative coin Cyprus 2017: European Capital of Culture Paphos , accessed on 30 October 2019
- ^ Coin image Cyprus 2020: Neurogenetics , accessed on June 23, 2020
- ↑ Commemorative coin Cyprus 2020: 30 years of the Institute for Neurology and Genetics , accessed on June 23, 2020
- ^ Günter Schön, Gerhard Schön: World Coin Catalog . 41st edition. Battenberg, Regenstauf 2013, ISBN 978-3-86646-088-1 , pp. 2653-2654 .
