Museum of the History of Cypriot Coinage

The island of Cyprus, the third largest in the Mediterranean, has been part of many civilisations, and the historic coins collected by the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation provide one of the best insights into Cypriot history. The collection is divided into chronological sections which display coins that show the evidence of pre-Hellenic, Hellenic, Roman, Byzantine, Venetian, Ottoman and British rulers of the island. The museum opened in 1995. The Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation also holds collections of historic maps of Cyprus, early printed books and watercolour paintings.