Cypriot Euro Pattern Coins Please watch this space for further news.

Cyprus & The Euro
We believe that Cyprus will eventually join the Euro, probably in 2004, along with about a dozen other countries. It is not known whether any official plans have been made to produce pattern designs for a set of Cypriot euro coins.

Political Considerations
Before Cyprus joins the EU, there will undoubtedly be negotiations between the EU, Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus to resolve the political situation. for those who do not know, Cyprus became independent of Great Britain in 1960. Although cyprus is closer to Turkey, it has a closer affinity to Greece than to Turkey. Shortly after independence, an amount of political unrest grew, leading to the northern part of the island becoming a Turkish enclave, nominally an independent state, but recognised as such only by Turkey. As Turkey would also benefit from joining the EU, then it is hoped that a peaceful resolution of the situation can be achieved.

Unofficial Patterns
On a number of previous occasions, especially before major coinage changes, pattern coins have been produced as a design exercise or to test public opinion. Many of these have been privately produced. A privately produced pattern set of British euro coins has already been produced, and met with intense demand, despite almost negligible marketing. Original priced at around �40, these have changed hands for over �250 on e-bay.
We have not yet seen any suggested designs for Cypriot euro coins, but...
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Cypriot euro sets
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