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| Issuer | Central Bank of Cyprus |
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| Year | 2008-2023 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the common design of the 1 Euro circulation coin as adopted by the European Union, featuring a geographical representation of Europe against a background of transverse lines, with the six original founding member states shown in relief. The bold numeral 1 appears to the left of centre, with the inscription EURO to its right. The mint mark of Luc Luycx, LL, is situated in the lower right field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Cyprus adopted the euro on 1 January 2008, having been admitted to the Eurozone despite its unresolved territorial division — the northern third of the island remains under Turkish military occupation following the 1974 invasion, and the currency technically circulates only in the southern Republic. That political anomaly made Cyprus one of the few euro adopters where the issuing authority governs a geographically partitioned state, a situation the European Central Bank acknowledged but did not treat as a barrier to accession.