Sierra Leonean pound

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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.

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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ISO4217Status withdrawn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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British West African pound replacedBy Sierra Leonean pound