Virginia pound
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The Virginia pound was the colonial currency used in Virginia before the adoption of the United States dollar.
Statements (30)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.