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1 Pound
| Issuer | Government of Cyprus |
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| Year | 1937-1951 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of King George VI set within an ornate scrollwork cartouche at right, with the pound sterling symbol within a decorative frame below. The denomination is rendered in a central horizontal panel in bold letterpress, with trilingual title inscriptions in Greek, Arabic, and English above. The border consists of a fine guilloche lace pattern, and the serial number appears twice — at upper left and lower right. |
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| Reverse description | A circular vignette at left contains the Cyprus colonial arms, showing two rampant lions passant arranged in tiers, printed in brown intaglio on an otherwise plain, unadorned ground. The issuer's name is rendered in a bold gothic script at lower right. |
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| Protection description | Watermark visible in the blank area at left of obverse |
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