Virginia pound

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The Virginia pound was the colonial currency used in Virginia before the adoption of the United States dollar.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial currency
historical currency
basedOn Pound sterling
surface form: pound sterling
country Kingdom of Great Britain
currencyOf Colony and Dominion of Virginia
surface form: Virginia colony
currencyType paper money
specie
denominationOf pound
follows English monetary conventions
governingAuthority Colony and Dominion of Virginia
surface form: Virginia colonial government
historicalRegion Thirteen Colonies
historicalUse Colonial America
surface form: British colonial period in North America
legalStatus legal tender in Virginia colony
monetarySystem pound–shilling–pence
peggedTo Pound sterling
surface form: pound sterling
region British America
replacedBy US dollar
US dollar
surface form: United States dollar
subunit penny
shilling
subunitOf pound
timePeriod colonial era
usedBefore US dollar
US dollar
surface form: United States dollar
usedFor everyday transactions
tax payments
trade
usedIn Colony and Dominion of Virginia
surface form: Colony of Virginia

Virginia
usedUntil late 18th century

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