Nigerian pound
E888970
The Nigerian pound was the former official currency of Nigeria used before the country adopted the naira in the early 1970s.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former currency ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Federal Republic of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currencyTransition | changed to naira in 1973 ⓘ |
| dateOfAbolition | 1973 ⓘ |
| dateOfIntroduction | 1958 ⓘ |
| decimalizationStatus | non-decimal currency ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| exchangeRateToNaira |
1 penny = 2 kobo
ⓘ
1 pound = 2 naira ⓘ 1 shilling = 10 kobo ⓘ |
| exchangeSystem | pounds shillings pence ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-colonial Nigeria ⓘ |
| historicalUse | pre-naira era in Nigeria ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Central Bank of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | NGP ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatus | no longer legal tender ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Central Bank of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | £sd ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | British West African pound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| replaced | British West African pound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Nigerian naira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | demonetized ⓘ |
| subunit |
penny
ⓘ
shilling ⓘ |
| subunitToPound | 20 shillings = 1 pound ⓘ |
| subunitToShilling | 12 pence = 1 shilling ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | Nigerian naira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol | £ ⓘ |
| usedBefore | Nigerian naira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic transactions in Nigeria
ⓘ
government accounting in Nigeria ⓘ |
| usedIn | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedUntil |
1973
ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ |
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