Where did this money come from?
British Columbia decimal dollar
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
4 ancestors0 descendantsEstablished connections in this atlas
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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 openPredecessor1866
Pound sterlingQualifiedThis currency
British Columbia decimal dollarDates, conversion terms and evidence 4 connections
Pound sterling British Columbia decimal dollar
1866Qualified97/20 British Columbia decimal dollar = 1 GBPBritish Columbia ordinary sterling rating; section VIII commencement caveat retained.5 British Columbia decimal dollar = 1 GBPCrown-revenue sums specified in section 4 only; not the ordinary sovereign rate.97/20 British Columbia decimal dollar = 1 GBPSection 2 ordinary sovereign rating; section 4 Crown-revenue schedule excluded.
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.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Frankish denier–livre reckoning Pound sterling
Evidence period: AD 600–1087QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗The currency’s profile explains its later replacement by an existing currency. That conversion is not founding ancestry.