Zypri euro coins

of the euro (EUR or ) is the common currency from at present 12 European states in the European union. The euro coins have two different sides: Common, European side, which shows the Münzwert and a national side, which shows a motive, which was selected by the country, in which the coin was coined/shaped. Each member state has the right to arrange the back of its euro coins after its conceptions.

There are the pictures of the common front and a specification of the coins under euro coins.

To 29. April 2005 stepped Cyprus the euro-rate of exchange mechanism II with to a guidance course of 1 EUR = 0.585274 CYP and may around this average exchange rate ± 15% vary. The euro could be introduced at the earliest to the summer 2007. The introduction is for the 1. January 2008 planned, it is however still questionable whether Cyprus fulfills up to then all necessary conditions.

organization of the coins

to 14. October 2005 went a national competition to the organization of the coins to end. The competitive conditions define already the future motives:

  • 1 cent, 2 cent, 5 cent: The “Idol issued of Pomos “, a 5000 years old prähistorische figure, in the archaeological museum of Cyprus (representative of the culture)
  • 10 cent, 20 cent, 50 cent: The Mufflon, a zyprisches game sheep (representative of nature)
  • 1€, 2€: The antique “ship of Kyrenia “(representatively of the sea)

a date for the publication of the winners is not certain.

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