What is Cypriot pound?
{{Infobox currency|currency_name_in_local={{native name|el|Λίρα Κύπρου|italics=no}}|image_1=Zyp Pfund1.jpg|image_2=|image_title_1=£1Cyp|image_title_2=50c|image_width_2=107|iso_code=CYP|using_countries=None, previously:<br />{{CYP}} <br /> ''{{flagicon|UK}} [[Akrotiri and Dhekelia]]''|inflation_rate=2.8%|inflation_source_date=''[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2092.html The World Factbook]'', 2005 est.|ERM_since=2 May 2005|ERM_fixed_rate_since=7 December 2007|euro_replace_cash=1 January 2008|ERM_fixed_rate=£0.585274Cyp|ERM_band=pegged in practice, 15% de jure|subunit_ratio_1={{frac|100}}|subunit_name_1=[[Cent (currency)|cent]]<br>{{native name|el|σεντ}}<br>{{native name|tr|sent}}|plural=pounds<br>{{native name|el|λίρες}}|plural_subunit_1=cents<br>{{native name|el|σεντ}}|subunit_ratio_2={{frac|1000}}|subunit_name_2=[[Mil (currency)|mil]] (₥)|symbol=£ (or £ Cyp for distinction)|frequently_used_coins=1c, 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c|rarely_used_coins=2c|coin_article=Coins of the Cypriot pound|used_banknotes=£1Cyp, £5Cyp, £10Cyp, £20Cyp|issuing_authority=[[Central Bank of Cyprus]]|issuing_authority_website={{URL|www.centralbank.cy}}|obsolete_notice=Y}} The '''Cypriot pound''', also known as the '''Cypriot lira''' ({{lang-el|λίρα}}, plural {{lang|el|λίρες}}, and {{lang-tr|lira}}, {{lang-ota|لیره}}, from the [[Latin language|Latin]] {{lang|la|libra}} through the [[Italian language|Italian]] {{lang|it|lira}}), was the national [[currency]] used in [[Cyprus]] until December 31, 2007. It was replaced by the [[euro]] in Cyprus and [[Malta]] on January 1, 2008 at a fixed exchange rate of 0.585274 pound per euro. In the [[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]], which is only [[List of states with limited recognition|recognized]] by Turkey, the [[Turkish lira]] is used as the currency since 1974. == Related pages == * [[Cypriot euro coins]] * [[Economy of Cyprus]] == Other websites == * {{Commons category-inline}} * {{Wikinews-inline|Cyprus and Malta to adopt the euro|Cypriot pound}} {{Euro topics}