Cyprus Euro Coins

On 10 July 2007, the Council of the European Union approved Cyprus' application to join the euro area on January 1, 2008. The euro (EUR) replaced the Cyprus pound (CYP) at the irrevocably fixed exchange rate of €1 = CYP 0.585274. The prompt pre-distribution of euro cash to professional third parties prior to 1 January 2008 helped to ensure a smooth cash changeover, alleviate the logistical burden and reduce the costs of dual currency circulation. The pre-distribution of euro banknotes to banks commenced on November 19, 2007; while coins were pre-distributed as from October 22, 2007. In addition, the Central Bank of Cyprus, banks and co-operative credit societies started selling euro coin starter kits to the public on December 3, 2007.

As from 1 February 2008, only euro banknotes and coins may be used for payments in Cyprus, but banks and co-operative credit societies will be able to exchange Cyprus pound banknotes and coins free of charge at the fixed conversion rate until June 30, 2008. Fees are charged if the amount per customer and transaction exceeds CYP 1,000 for banknotes, and CYP 50 for coins. Thereafter, it will still be possible to exchange Cyprus pound banknotes for ten years and coins for two years at the Central Bank of Cyprus. Please take a look at The Cyprus Mint.

The official public contest for the design of the Cypriot euro coins ended on October 14, 2005 and defined what the required motifs of the respective coins should encompass. The Cypriot euro coins also bear the name Cyprus written in both Greek and Latin alphabets, representing the two national languages of Greek and Turkish

American artist Erik Maell and Greek artist Tatiana Soteropoulos were chosen by the Central Bank of Cyprus to create and illustrate the designs to be used for the final coins, who were awarded a prize of CYP 5,000.

The Cypriot 2 euro coin edge inscription:

Edge
The edge of the Cypriot euro coins
The sequence "2 EYPΩ 2 EURO" repeated twice (2 EURO in Greek and Turkish)

Mintmarks on Cypriot euro coins:

MintmarkDescription
FiRepresents the Finnish Mint, were the coins were minted (Rahapaja Oy)

Cypriot circulation coins


Image of 2 euros euro coin
Cyprus 2 euros - The Idol of Pomos
DateMintageShop
20094,985,000Buy
200816,000,000Buy

Image of 1 euro euro coin
Cyprus 1 euro - The Idol of Pomos
DateMintageShop
20093,985,000Buy
200820,000,000Buy

Image of 50 cents euro coin
Cyprus 50 cents - The Kyrenia ship
DateMintageShop
2009985,000Buy
200830,000,000Buy

Image of 20 cents euro coin
Cyprus 20 cents - The Kyrenia ship
DateMintageShop
2009985,000Buy
200865,000,000Buy

Image of 10 cents euro coin
Cyprus 10 cents - The Kyrenia ship
DateMintageShop
2009985,000Buy
200870,000,000Buy

Image of 5 cents euro coin
Cyprus 5 cents - The muflon
DateMintageShop
20095,985,000Buy
200860,000,000Buy

Image of 2 cents euro coin
Cyprus 2 cents - The muflon
DateMintageShop
2009985,000Buy
2008100,000,000Buy

Image of 1 cent euro coin
Cyprus 1 cent - The muflon
DateMintageShop
200919,985,000Buy
200826,000,000Buy

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