Cover from Cyprus ...

Cover from Cyprus ...

Moufflon from Cyprus ...

Cover from Cyprus ...

Many thanks Nasia Makarouna for this nice cover and minisheet of "Cyprus through the ages 2010" ;-) The cover took only 5 days to arrive.

Another cover from Cyprus ...

Thanks Nasia for the 3rd cover from Cyprus ;-)))

It was franked with a rabbit stamp from the March issue of "Farm Animal" and a refugee stamp reprinted in 2010. This time the cancellation is clearer, with the wordings of "Latsia Sorting Center - Cyprus". The cancellation was done by roller datestamp, which rolled at an angle with respect to the stamps. The cover was sent on 5 July and took a lengthy 17 days to reach Singapore, as compared to 7 and 9 days for previous mails.

Cyprus cents (before Euro) (II) ...

* Obverse









* Reverse

5 cents : Head of bull from silver bowl (phiale) with wish-boned handle of 14th century B.C.
10 cents : Modern clay vase of Phini depicting flowers and birds
20 cents : "ΖΗΝΩΝ Ο ΚΙΤΙΕΥΣ", Zeno of Citium (Cypriot philosopher)










* Obverse









* Reverse

20 cents (1983) : bird on olive branch
20 cents (2001) : "ΖΗΝΩΝ Ο ΚΙΤΙΕΥΣ", Zeno of Citium (Cypriot philosopher)
50 cents : in heptagonal shape, shows a composition based on a 4th century B.C Cypriot coin of the Kingdom of Marion depicting the abduction of Europe by Zeus transfigurated into a bull, the inscription "King Timocharis" in Cyprosyllabic.

Cyprus euro cents (II) ...

* Reverse









* Obverse

1 cent & 5 cents : The mouflon (wild sheep), the most characteristic species of fauna in Cyprus, representing the island's nature and wildlife.

10 cents : The ancient Greek Kyrenia ship of 4th Century B.C., representing Cyprus's history and its character as an island as well as its importance in trade.

Cover from Cyprus ...

Thanks Nasia for the second cover from Cyprus ;-) It reaches me after 7 days.

Three stamps franked on the cover were from the issue of "Farm Animals", issued on 17 March 2010. Another stamp is the Refugee stamp reprinted in 2009.

Cyprus cents (before Euro) ...

* Obverse : coat of arms












* Reverse (1 cent) : Stylised bird on a branch
* Reverse (2 cents) : Stylised goats

Cyprus euro cents ...

* Obverse

* Reverse

Cyprus (or "ΚΥΠΡΟΣ" in Greek, or "KIBRIS" in Turkish) is a Eurasian island country in the Eastern Mediterranean, south of Turkey and west of Syria and Lebanon.

Cyprus has been a member of the European Union since 1 May 2004 and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2008.

The obverse of Cyprus 20 and 50 cents euro coins show Kyrenia ship. The ancient Greek Kyrenia ship of 4th Century B.C., represents Cyprus's history and its character as an island as well as its importance in trade.