Currency history
Prince Edward Island pound of account
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Prince Edward Island pound of account
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The story
Prince Edward Island used a £150-local-to-£100-sterling reporting par in 1848; sterling rents had a separate rule. [1]
Prince Edward Island changed to decimal accounts during December 1871–February 1872, with its dollar equal to Canada’s. [2]
Sources and evidence
- A. B. McCullough; Archivaria 16 (1983), pp.83–94 · Currency Conversion in British North America, 1760–1900
- A. B. McCullough; Archivaria 16 (1983), pp.83–94 · Currency Conversion in British North America, 1760–1900
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