Cyprus and Malta are the 14th and the 15th country to join the , which already includes Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Greece and Slovenia. All are required to join the Eurozone once certain conditions are fulfilled, except Denmark and the United Kingdom which have negotiated a so-called that allows them not to adopt the single currency.  The , the de facto independent Turkish-controlled area in the north of Cyprus, will not join the Eurozone. Northern Cyprus is not part of the European Union and is recognised only by . As a result, the will remain the official currency in the north of the island; however, reports that "many Turkish Cypriot merchants will also accept euros along with Turkish lira." Cypriot Euro coins are inscribed in both and . The national sides of the feature three separate designs for the three series of coins. The 1, 2 and 5-cent coins feature the , or wild sheep, the 10, 20 and 50-cent coins feature the , the wreck of a 4th century BC Greek merchant ship discovered in 1967 and salvaged closed to , and the €1 and €2 coins feature the , a prehistoric sculpture from the village of Pomos, three national symbols of Cyprus. The designs were jointly created by Tatiana Soteropoulos and Erik Maell.  The ' national sides will also feature national motifs. The 1, 2 and 5-cent coins will feature the altar of the temple grouping, a complex of three Neolithic temples on the southern coast of Malta and one of the oldest free-standing temple groupings in the world, the 10, 20 and 50-cent coins will feature the , and the €1 and €2 coins will bear the , a symbol associated with an order of warriors known as the or Knights of Malta, which was based on Malta for more than 250 years after they had been given the islands by . The designs of Maltese engraver Noel Galea Bason were selected after two rounds of public consultations in which people were invited to vote via .
Cyprus and Malta are the 14th and the 15th country to join the , which already includes Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Greece and Slovenia. All are required to join the Eurozone once certain conditions are fulfilled, except Denmark and the United Kingdom which have negotiated a so-called that allows them not to adopt the single currency. 110px|Cypriot €1 coin The , the de facto independent Turkish-controlled area in the north of Cyprus, will not join the Eurozone. Northern Cyprus is not part of the European Union and is recognised only by . As a result, the will remain the official currency in the north of the island; however, reports that "many Turkish Cypriot merchants will also accept euros along with Turkish lira." Cypriot Euro coins are inscribed in both and . The national sides of the feature three separate designs for the three series of coins. The 1, 2 and 5-cent coins feature the , or wild sheep, the 10, 20 and 50-cent coins feature the , the wreck of a 4th century BC Greek merchant ship discovered in 1967 and salvaged closed to , and the €1 and €2 coins feature the , a prehistoric sculpture from the village of Pomos, three national symbols of Cyprus. The designs were jointly created by Tatiana Soteropoulos and Erik Maell. 110px|Maltese €1 coin The ' national sides will also feature national motifs. The 1, 2 and 5-cent coins will feature the altar of the temple grouping, a complex of three Neolithic temples on the southern coast of Malta and one of the oldest free-standing temple groupings in the world, the 10, 20 and 50-cent coins will feature the , and the €1 and €2 coins will bear the , a symbol associated with an order of warriors known as the or Knights of Malta, which was based on Malta for more than 250 years after they had been given the islands by . The designs of Maltese engraver Noel Galea Bason were selected after two rounds of public consultations in which people were invited to vote via .
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