£

Cypriot Pound

£ · Currency Symbol · Code: CYP · Unicode: U+00A3

Technical Information

Unicode Code
U+00A3
HTML Code
£
CSS Code
\00A3
Decimal Code
163

How to Use

HTML:
£
CSS:
\00A3
JavaScript:
String.fromCodePoint(0x00A3)

Variants & Usage

No country information available

Usage Map


Primary Currency
Used additionally

Description

Historical currency of Cyprus, used from 1879 to 2007. Replaced by the euro at a fixed rate of 0.585274 Cypriot pounds per 1 euro.

History

Introduced in 1879 during British colonial rule. After independence in 1960 became the national currency. Replaced by the euro in 2008.