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Cypriot Pound

The former currency of Cyprus. It was introduced by the British in 1879 and was pegged to the British pound at par until 1972. The pound was taken out of circulation and replaced by the euro in January 2008.

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The operations cost 3,600 Cyprus pounds and the MRI scan 350, so there isn't much money left from the staff collection.

I desperately hope these photos will be a warning to sunbathers

At the set price of pounds 15 (Cyprus pounds) help yourself, buffet- style, to as much as you want, with several choices of starters, main and dessert courses.

Med for it

pounds 524 29.7% pounds 580 pounds 481 17.1% 3 Barbados pounds 1482 pounds 1290 12.9% 4 Antigua pounds 1585 pounds 1415 10.7% 5 Jamaica pounds 1189 pounds 1109 6.8% 6 Menorca pounds 481 pounds 456 5.1% 7 Egypt pounds 790 pounds 762 3.5% 8 Cyprus pounds 694 pounds 677 2.4% 8 Tunisia pounds 517 pounds 505 2.4% 10 Florida pounds 810 pounds 801 1.1

COSTA LESS; Tenerife tops list of best value breaks

We got a hearty all-day breakfast, for example, for pounds 1.50 Cyprus pounds (pounds 1.75 sterling).

Cut-price wonderland

Half of the land had been donated so Greece could build an embassy on Prokopiou street in Engomi while the other half was sold for a sum of 500,000 Cyprus pounds in 1998.

Judgement reserved in Kykkos monastery land dispute with Greece

Italy was the cheapest at pounds 29.36, followed by the US at pounds 32.34, UK pounds 36.17, Spain pounds 39.22, Cyprus pounds 43.86, France pounds 51.97 and Greece pounds 56.50.

SPEND BY THE BUCKETLOAD

"She cracked the egg into my underpants," the 37-year-old man told a court in Nicosia.The elderly woman wanted some 5,000 Cyprus pounds (BD4,610) for her efforts, the man said, so he went to police.

Eau dear! It's a rip-off

Meon can also arrange flights A B&B double room at the Intercontinental (www.cyprus.intercontinental.com or 00357 26 829000) costs from 96 Cyprus pounds (about pounds 80)a night in low season, rising to a peak of 190Cyprus pounds

ISLAND OF LOVE; travel Sarah Batley basks in luxury in the shadow of Aphrodite's rock

Cyprus pounds 6.40 pounds 5.35 pounds 1.60 pounds 1.44 pounds 4.30 40p

WHAT IT COSTS ON THE COSTAS; Hols prices unveiled

Phedonos claimed that Sizopoulos and his partner in a company had sold a piece of land in Nicosia and told the land registry they had received 650,000 Cyprus pounds less than they had.

Paphos mayor accuses Edek chief of land sale scam

CYPRUS and Malta both joined the euro this week but if you have any Maltese lira or Cyprus pounds left over from earlier holidays, they remain valid on the islands until February 1.

TRAVEL: Cash in old Med money now

The plan provides for a bank loan of nearly 60 million Cyprus pounds, guaranteed by the government, to fund redundancies and the cost of restructuring.