Sierra Leonean pound
E943872
The Sierra Leonean pound was the former currency of Sierra Leone, used during the colonial and early post-independence period before being replaced by the leone.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former currency
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Sierra Leone
ⓘ
Currencies replaced by the leone ⓘ |
| centralBank | Bank of Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | pounds, shillings and pence ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| exchangeRateToSuccessor | 1 pound = 2 leones ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| introduced | 1964 ⓘ |
| introductionContext | introduced after Sierra Leone gained independence from the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| ISO4217Status | withdrawn ⓘ |
| issuer | Government of Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOnCurrency | English ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatus | no longer legal tender ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Government of Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | £sd system ⓘ |
| peggedCurrency | GBP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peggedTo | pound sterling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Sierra Leonean leone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Leonean leone at par ⓘ leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedByDate |
1964
ⓘ
1964-08-04 ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency |
British West African pound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West African pound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subunit |
penny
ⓘ
shilling ⓘ |
| subunitRatio |
1 pound = 20 shillings
ⓘ
1 pound = 240 pence ⓘ 1 shilling = 12 pence ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | Sierra Leonean leone ⓘ |
| symbol | £ ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
colonial period of Sierra Leone
ⓘ
early post-independence period of Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| usedIn | Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystemOnNotes | Latin script ⓘ |
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