Nigerian pound
Nigerian pound: a historical unit of account.
- Dates in use
- Introduction and ending not established
- Ancestry branch
- Sterling
Where this money came from
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The story
Nigeria redesigned notes in 1965 and again during the civil war in 1968; these are recorded as issue changes. [1]
Turning points
First national issue
Nigeria issued its national notes and coins on 1 July 1959 while withdrawing WACB issues. [2]
Note redesign
Inference: Nigeria redesigned notes in 1965 and again during the civil war in 1968; these are recorded as issue changes. [1]
Unit replacement
Decimal notes and coins began on 1 January 1973; one naira equalled ten old shillings, or two naira per pound. [3]
Sources and evidence
- Central Bank of Nigeria · Currency Gallery C414 ↗
- Central Bank of Nigeria · Currency Gallery C412 ↗
- Central Bank of Nigeria · 1973 Currency Issue C415 ↗
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“Nigerian pound.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/T-FTM000643.html