1 Pound Orange

Features

Issuer	Cyprus
Period	Republic (1960-date)
Type	Standard banknote
Years	1997-2004
Value	1 Pound (1 CYP)
Currency	Pound (decimalized, 1983-2007)
Composition	Paper
Size	140 × 68 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 202520 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	P# 60 Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25^th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Woman in traditional folk dress at left.
Serial number appears in black at lower left and vertically in the watermark pane at right.
~16mm x 8mm foil rectangle in upper right corner showing note's value (£1) and outline map of Cyprus.

Scripts: Greek, Latin

Lettering:
ΚΕΝΤΡΙΚΗ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ THΣ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ (Greek)
KIBRIS MERKEZ BANKASI (Turkish)

MIA ΛΙΡΑ (Greek)
BİR LİRA (Turkish)

Translation:
Central Bank of Cyprus
Cyprus Central Bank

One Pound
One Lira

Reverse

Handcrafts and Kato Drys village scene in background.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CENTRAL BANK OF CYPRUS
ONE POUND

Watermark

Inset-watermark: bust of Aphrodite.

Printer

Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date)

Comments

The note includes an embedded security foil (see watermark image above). This strip has a repeating KTK letter code:
@Steve-B

Strong UV activity both sides
© gyoschak
© gyoschak

Notes from 1997 to 2001 have the signature of A. C. Afxediou, and notes from 2004 have the signature of Christoph Christodoulou.

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Date	No. printed	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1997	10 000 000	$ 2.40	$ 3.20			20%	P# 60a; 01.10.1997; serials L000001 to V1000000
1998	10 000 000	$ 2.50	$ 6.50			21%	P# 60b; 01.12.1998; serials W000001 to AF1000000
2001	15 000 000	$ 2.00	$ 3.20	$ 5.30	$ 7.40	41%	P# 60c; 01.02.2001; serials AG000001 to AW1000000
2004	10 000 000	$ 2.90	$ 2.90	$ 4.60	$ 4.90	41%	P# 60d; 01.04.2004; serials AX000001 to BG1000000

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Price
	Katz Auction 71 Lot 2150	Nov 30, 2022	1998 – P# 60b; 01.12.1998; serials W000001 to AF1000000	UNC	USD 6.46 (EUR 6.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 64 Lot 2226	Aug 17, 2022	1998 – P# 60b; 01.12.1998; serials W000001 to AF1000000	UNC	USD 22.59 (EUR 21.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 71 Lot 2151	Nov 30, 2022	2004 – P# 60d; 01.04.2004; serials AX000001 to BG1000000	VF	Unsold
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