Gambian pound
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The Gambian pound was the former official currency of The Gambia, used during the colonial and early post-independence period before being replaced by the dalasi in the 1970s.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Africa
ⓘ
Currencies of The Gambia ⓘ Historical currencies by country ⓘ |
| country | The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currencySymbol | £ ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| ISO4217Status | non-current ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn | The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | £sd (pounds–shillings–pence) system ⓘ |
| officialStatus | official currency of The Gambia ⓘ |
| peggedTo | pound sterling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Gambian dalasi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
dalasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| status | demonetized ⓘ |
| subunit |
pence
ⓘ
shilling ⓘ |
| subunitRatio |
1 pound = 20 shillings
ⓘ
1 shilling = 12 pence ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | Gambian dalasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
colonial period in The Gambia
ⓘ
early post-independence period in The Gambia ⓘ |
| usedIn | The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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