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The pound, also known as the lira ((ギリシア語:λίρα) / plural ''λίρες'' and Turkish: ''lira'', from the Latin ''libra'' through the Italian ''lira''), was the currency of Cyprus, including the Sovereign Base Areas in Akrotiri and Dhekelia,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Appendix O to the Treaty of Establishment, Declaration by Her Majesty's Government regarding the administration of the sovereign base area )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceFor/ServiceCommunity/ACyprusPosting/CyprusGuide/FinancialInformation.htm )〕 until 31 December 2007, when the Republic of Cyprus adopted the euro. However, the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus used and still uses on the official level the Turkish lira. The Cyprus pound was replaced by the euro as official currency of the Republic of Cyprus on 1 January 2008 at the irrevocable fixed exchange rate of CYP 0.585274 per EUR 1.00. ==History== The British introduced the pound sterling unit to Cyprus in 1879 at a rate of one to 180 Turkish piastres. It remained equal in value to the pound sterling until 1972 and was initially divided into 20 ''shillings'' (''σελίνι'' / ''σελίνια'', ''şilin''). The shilling was divided into 9 ''piastres'' (''γρόσι'' / ''γρόσια'', ''kuruş''), thus establishing a nomenclature link to the previous currency. The piastre was itself divided into 40 ''para'' (like the kuruş). The para denomination did not appear on any coins or banknotes but was used on postage stamps. However, the ¼-piastre coin was equal to 10 para (παράδες) and called δεκάρα in Greek and the ½-piastre coin was equal to 20 para and called εικοσάρα. In 1955, Cyprus decimalized with 1000 ''mils'' (''μιλς'', ''mil'') to the pound. Colloquially, the 5-mil coin was known as a "piastre" (not an exact equivalence; the piastre was equal to mils) and the 50-mil coin as a "shilling" (an exact equivalence). The subdivision was changed to 100 ''cents'' (''σεντ'', ''sent'') to the pound on 3 October 1983. At that time, the smallest coin still in circulation was that of 5 mils. This was renamed as cent, but soon was abolished. Mil-denominated coins are no longer legal tender. Towards the end of the Cypriot pound era some cashiers omitted the 1 and 2-cent coins from the change they gave. Owner operated businesses often rounded down the net amount to be paid to the nearest multiple of 5 cents. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cypriot pound」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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