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Jamaican pound
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
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PredecessorAD 274–AD 375
Roman as–denarius–sestertius accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 400–AD 700
Roman solidus–nomisma accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 600–1087
Frankish denier–livre reckoningQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessor1840
Pound sterlingQualifiedThis currency
Jamaican poundDates, conversion terms and evidence 4 connections
Pound sterling Jamaican pound
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman solidus–nomisma accounting Frankish denier–livre reckoning
Evidence period: AD 400–AD 700QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman as–denarius–sestertius accounting Roman solidus–nomisma accounting
Evidence period: AD 274–AD 375QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
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Evidence period: AD 600–1087QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
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Jamaican poundSuccessor or branchJMD
Jamaican dollar1969Documented2 JMD = 1 Jamaican pound
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Jamaican poundSuccessor or branch1969
Jamaican dollarDocumentedSuccessor or branch1972
Cayman Islands dollarDocumentedDates, conversion terms and evidence 2 connections
Jamaican pound Jamaican dollar
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1972Documented1 JMD = 1 KYDCayman currency replaced Jamaican dollars at equal unit value during the 1972 changeover. Jamaican cash retained legal tender through 31 August.
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