Bechuanaland Protectorate pound
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The Bechuanaland Protectorate pound was the former monetary unit used in the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, corresponding in value and structure to the British pound before the region became modern-day Botswana.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former currency ⓘ |
| basedOn | pound sterling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentOfUse | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOrRegionUsed | Bechuanaland Protectorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Bechuanaland Protectorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currencySystemType | pre-decimal ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | £sd ⓘ |
| equalTo | pound sterling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Bechuanaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | obsolete ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn | Bechuanaland Protectorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | British colonial administration ⓘ |
| monetaryUnitSymbol | £ ⓘ |
| peggedTo | pound sterling at par ⓘ |
| politicalContext | British protectorate ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Botswana pula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African pound NERFINISHED ⓘ pound sterling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Botswana pula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African rand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sameValueAs | British pound sterling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subunit |
farthing
ⓘ
penny ⓘ shilling ⓘ |
| subunitRatio |
1 pound = 20 shillings
ⓘ
1 pound = 240 pence ⓘ 1 shilling = 12 pence ⓘ |
| subunitSymbol |
d
ⓘ
s ⓘ |
| successorCurrencyInModernState | Botswana pula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorCurrencyInRegion | South African rand in Bechuanaland Protectorate ⓘ |
| usedDuring | British colonial period in Bechuanaland ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions
ⓘ
taxation ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| usedIn | Bechuanaland Protectorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInPresentDayTerritoryOf | Botswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLanguageOnNotesAndCoins | English ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 1961 ⓘ |
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