North Carolina pound

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The North Carolina pound was a colonial-era currency used in the Province of North Carolina before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.


Statements (30)
Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial currency
historical currency
country Province of North Carolina
currencyOf Province of North Carolina
currencySystem pre–United States monetary system
denominationType bills of credit
paper money
follows pound sterling
historicalContext British colonial rule in North America
historicalRegion Southern Colonies
issuer colonial government of North Carolina
legalStatus legal tender in the Province of North Carolina
monetarySystem £sd (pounds, shillings, pence)
notableCharacteristic valued differently from pound sterling in practice
peggedTo pound sterling (nominally)
periodOfUse before adoption of the United States dollar
colonial era
region British America
replacedBy United States dollar
United States dollar (North Carolina dollar at par with Spanish dollar)
subunit penny
shilling
subunitOfRatio 1 pound = 20 shillings
1 shilling = 12 pence
usedAlongside Spanish dollar
other colonial currencies of British America
pound sterling
usedFor domestic trade in the Province of North Carolina
usedIn Province of North Carolina
Thirteen Colonies


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