Libyan pound
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The Libyan pound was the former national currency of Libya used during the monarchy period before being replaced by the Libyan dinar.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former national currency ⓘ |
| abolished | 1971 ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Libya
ⓘ
Historical currencies ⓘ |
| country | Libya ⓘ |
| exchangeRateToLibyanDinar | 1 Libyan pound = 1 Libyan dinar ⓘ |
| introduced | 1951 ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | none ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority |
Central Bank of Libya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Bank of Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOnBanknotes |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatus | no ⓘ |
| mainUnit | pound ⓘ |
| monarchDuringIntroduction | Idris I of Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Algerian franc (in Fezzan)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egyptian pound (in Cyrenaica) NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian lira (in Libya) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunisian franc (in Tripolitania) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | currency reform ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Libyan dinar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedByAtPar | Libyan dinar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | obsolete currency ⓘ |
| subunit |
piastre
ⓘ
qirsh ⓘ |
| subunitToUnitRatio | 100 piastres = 1 pound ⓘ |
| symbol | £ ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Libyan monarchy period ⓘ |
| usedFrom | 1951 ⓘ |
| usedIn | Kingdom of Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 1971 ⓘ |
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