Cyprus money 10 Cypriot Pounds banknote 2003 Artemis

Cyprus CY£ 10 pounds bank note

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Cyprus Banknotes 10 Cypriot Pounds banknote 2003 Artemis

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Obverse: Marble head of Goddess Artemis found in Paphos and dated from the Roman period; Flowers; Coat of arms of Cyprus; Map of Cyprus; Registration device.
Reverse: A composition depicting Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), Cyprus mouflon (Ovis orientalis ophion), Cyprus warbler birds (Sylvia melanothorax), Cyclamen (Cyclamen cyprium), Paphos blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche paphos) and tulip flower (Tulipa cypria).
Watermark: Bust of goddess Aphrodite.
Dimensions: 156 x 76 mm.

Dated 1 September 2003. Signature of Chr. Christodoulou. Windowed security thread with demetalized text on front. Two 6-digit serial numbers with double letter prefixes and digits of the same size on front. Printed by Thomas de la Rue, United Kingdom.

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Artemis
Artemis was one of the most widely venerated of the Ancient Greek deities. Her Roman equivalent is Diana. Some scholars believe that the name, and indeed the goddess herself, was originally pre-Greek. Homer refers to her as Artemis Agrotera, Potnia Theron: "Artemis of the wildland, Mistress of Animals". The Arcadians believed she was the daughter of Demeter.
In the classical period of Greek mythology, Artemis (Ancient Greek: Ἄρτεμις) was often described as the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo. She was the Hellenic goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, virginity and protector of young girls, bringing and relieving disease in women; she often was depicted as a huntress carrying a bow and arrows. The deer and the cypress were sacred to her. In later Hellenistic times, she even assumed the ancient role of Eileithyia in aiding childbirth.