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West African Currency Board pound
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
4 ancestors8 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 openPredecessor1912–1913
Pound sterlingDocumentedThis currency
West African Currency Board poundDates, conversion terms and evidence 4 connections
Pound sterling West African Currency Board pound
1912–1913Documented1 West African Currency Board pound = 1 GBPNominal sterling parity; commissions apply. Not a universal fee-free conversion offer.
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.
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4 direct successors or branches connected to this currency.
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West African Currency Board poundSuccessor or branch
Ghanaian poundSuccessor or branch
Nigerian poundSuccessor or branchSLE
Sierra Leonean leone1964Documented1964-scale leones per WACB pound in Sierra Leone.
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Gambian poundKeep going forwardExplore all 8 descendants +
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West African Currency Board poundSuccessor or branch1958
Ghanaian poundDocumentedSuccessor or branch1959
Nigerian poundDocumentedSuccessor or branch1964–1968
Gambian poundDocumentedSuccessor or branch1964
Sierra Leonean leoneDocumentedSuccessor or branch1965
Ghanaian cedisDocumentedSuccessor or branch1968
Biafran poundDocumentedSuccessor or branch1971
Gambian dalasiDocumentedSuccessor or branch1973
Nigerian nairaDocumentedDates, conversion terms and evidence 8 connections
West African Currency Board pound Ghanaian pound
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Ghanaian pound Ghanaian cedis
1965Documented1965 cedi units per Ghanaian pound; not 1967 or 2007 cedi units.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗West African Currency Board pound Nigerian pound
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Nigerian pound Nigerian naira
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗West African Currency Board pound Sierra Leonean leone
1964Documented1964-scale leones per WACB pound in Sierra Leone.
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