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9 Piastres - Edward VII
| Issuer | Cyprus |
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| Year | 1907 |
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| Value | 9 Piastres (1/20) |
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| Reverse description | A crowned shield of arms occupies the central field, flanked by the divided date 19 and 07. The crown surmounting the shield rests upon a scroll bearing the inscription CYPRUS. The denomination NINE PIASTRES is arranged in a curved legend along the lower periphery of the design, with a beaded inner border framing the entire composition. |
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| Reverse lettering | CYPRUS 19 07 NINE PIASTRES |
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Cyprus came under British administration in 1878 as part of a Convention with the Ottoman Empire, but the island's coinage retained a hybrid identity for decades — denominations expressed in piastres, the Ottoman unit, struck in sterling silver to British standards. The 9-piastre value specifically served as the shilling equivalent in the local tariff, a deliberate administrative bridge between Ottoman monetary custom and British colonial accounting.
Edward VII issues from Cyprus are notably short-lived as a series, confined to just 1901 and 1907 before George V coinage superseded them.