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History of Cyprus money

Collector Issues
The Central Bank of Cyprus has issued in limited quantities collector sets of coins that have been or are currently circulating as well as a significant number of collector coins designed mainly by Cypriot artists. Thus there is a rich series of collector coins which covers important events such as the Olympic Games, the Third Millennium, the accession of Cyprus to the European Union and to the euro area as well as subjects related to the wildlife of Cyprus.

It should be mentioned that the collector coin issued to mark Cyprus’s accession to the European Union and which depicts Triton trumpeting through a sea shell the birth of Aphrodite, has received worldwide acclaim. It was awarded first prize in a competition held in 2005 at the Numismatic Exhibition of Vicenza in Italy, gaining the title “Finest Coin in the World minted in 2004”. Furthermore, it gained the title “Best Crown of the World” in a competition organised in 2006 by Krause Publications, publishers of World Coin News.