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1 Pound
| Issuer | Government of Cyprus |
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| Year | 1930-1936 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of King George V in an ornate engraved vignette at upper right, set within an elaborate scrollwork cartouche. The denomination £1 appears in a decorative panel to the right, with the trilingual value inscription — "ONE POUND", "ΜΙΑ ΛΙΡΑ", and Arabic — across the centre of the note. The issuing authority "ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CYPRUS" is printed in letterpress below the central text, with the Commissioner of Currency's signature and date at lower left, all against a finely engraved guilloche background. |
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| Reverse description | A circular seal of Cyprus at centre left, bearing two heraldic lions passant arranged in two horizontal rows, rendered in intaglio against a plain background. The inscription "GOVERNMENT OF CYPRUS" appears in large decorative Gothic script to the right of the seal. The overall design is sparse, with the seal and lettering as the sole major compositional elements. |
| Reverse lettering | GOVERNMENT OF CYPRUS |
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