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1 Pound Cyprus Butterfly - Silver Proof Issue
| Issuer | Central Bank of Cyprus |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1983-2007) |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Greek |
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| Reverse description | A detailed naturalistic composition depicts the Cyprus Clouded Yellow butterfly, Apharitis acamas cypriaca, a subspecies endemic to Cyprus, shown at rest with wings displayed upon a leafy branch. The scientific rendering captures the distinctive wing patterning characteristic of the species. The face value denomination 1 appears in the upper right field of the coin, expressed as the pound sterling symbol followed by the numeral 1. |
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Issued in the final year before Cyprus locked its exchange rate to the euro in preparation for eurozone accession, this silver proof represents the last period in which the Central Bank of Cyprus had meaningful autonomy over commemorative coin policy. The country formally adopted the euro on 1 January 2008, rendering all pound-denominated issues obsolete within six years of striking.