The first issue consists of three values 100, 150 and 200 units as shown from left to right. Chip module as shown on left. There is no control number on these cards
CHIP CARD ISSUES
a. First issue
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The first issue consists of three values 100, 150 and 200 units as shown from left to right. Chip module as shown on left. There is no control number on these cards |
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| KARPAS PENINSULAR | KYRENIA | SALAMIS | |
b. Second issue
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The second issue consists of a single card, 200 units. There is a control number cold stamped on the chip side of the card. As yet no other values have been found bearing this type of control number. |
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c. Third issue
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The third issue introduces the new 300unit value shown at bottom right. The cards have a orange control number on the chip side of the card. There are known to exist 14 mint cards picturing the Bellapais Abbey (300 unit) which have been incorrectly printed with a 200u value on the chip side of the card. This is an error and has been identified as such by the North Cyprus telecommunication authorities. The control number range for these cards as recorded are 00301751 - 00301764 |
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| KARPAS PENINSULAR | KYRENIA | SALAMIS | BELLAPAIS ABBEY |
d. Forth issue
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The forth issue consists of two cards 100 and 300 units as shown from left to right. A new chip is being used. Control number on the chip side of the card in orange. |
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| KARPAS PENINSULAR | BELLAPAIS ABBEY | |
e. Fifth issue
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The fifth issue consists of three cards; 100, 200 and 300 units as shown from left to right. A new chip module is being used, and appears with white or black contacts. Cards have orange control number on the chip side of the card. |
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| KARPAS PENINSULAR | SALAMIS | BELLAPAIS ABBEY |
f. Sixth issue
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The sixth issue is primarily a collectors issue and consists of 5 cards depicting indigenous flowers of Cyprus. All the cards are of 100 units and have a mintage of 1000. The cards were issued 11/2007. These are the first cards issued by Gemplus. | |
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| Adam Otu (mandragora officinalis) | Çiplak Adam (orchis italica) | Kirpi Yoncası (trifolium echinatum) |
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| Köpek Dili (cynglossum creticum) | Yildiz Üçgül (trifolium stellatum) | common front |
f. Seventh issue
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The seventh issue is a general circulation issue consisting of 6 cards depicting various scenes from North Cyprus. The set comprises of 2 x 100 unit cards, 2 x 200 unit cards and 2 x 300 unit cards . The mintage figures are 347 500; 150 000 and 500 000 respectively. All the cards were issued 11/2007 | |
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| St. Hilarion Kalesi | Karpazda Gün Batımı | Bulutların arasında |
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| Koruçam Burnu | Beşparmak Dağları | |
