Cypriot euro coins
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| Eurozone (and microstates which mint their own coins) |
| Austria | Belgium |
| Finland | France |
| Germany | Greece |
| Ireland | Italy |
| Luxembourg | Monaco |
| Netherlands | Portugal |
| San Marino | Spain |
| Vatican |
| New Member States |
| Cyprus | Czech Republic |
| Estonia | Hungary |
| Latvia | Lithuania |
| Malta | Poland |
| Slovakia | Slovenia |
| Acceding countries |
| Bulgaria | Romania |
| Other |
| Andorra | Sweden |
| Denominations |
| €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 |
| €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 |
| €1 | €2 |
| €2 commemorative coins |
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Note: Denmark and the UK currently opt to maintain their national currencies, the krone and the pound. Sweden has not made any effort towards its obligation to join after the failed referendum in 2003. |
Cyprus has been a member of the European Union since 1 May 2004, and is a member of the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union but has not completed the third stage of the EMU and therefore still uses its own currency, the Cyprus pound. On 2 May 2005, Cyprus joined ERM II, therefore it is technically possible to introduce the euro in 2008.
The official public contest for Cypriot euro coin designs has been completed. The deadline for participation was 14 October 2005. The competition guidelinesdefined the motifs of the respective coins:
- 1 cent, 2 cent, 5 cent: Mouflon (representing nature)
- 10 cent, 20 cent, 50 cent: Kyrenia ship (representing the sea)
- €1, €2: Idol from Pomos (representing culture)
A revised announcement for the competition stated that the artists must include the name of Cyprus in Greek, Turkish and English i.e. ΚΥΠΡΟΣ, KIBRIS, CYPRUS in the design for the coins.
[edit] External link
- National Website for the Euro from the Republic of Cyprus
