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British West Africa banknotes
British West Africa paper money catalog and British West African currency history

• A brief monetary history:
  • British currency, till 1913
  • British West Africa Pound = (British Pound) = 20 Shillings = 240 Pence, 1913-62

• For later issues see:
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Nigeria
  • Sierra Leone

• To purchase British West African banknotes, please check our inventory :
  [ World Banknotes (part 1): countries A-F ] - [ World Banknotes (part 2): countries G-M ] - [ World Banknotes (part 3): countries N-Z ]

Pick #	Date
		British Colony, till 1962 (Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone)
1-5	1918-20	1, 2, 5, 10, 20 shillings
7-8	1928-51	10, 20 shillings
10-11	1953-58	10, 20, 100 shillings
12	1962	20 shillings

		LAGOS PRIVATE BANKS
		- African Banking Corporation Ltd, Lagos
s101-2	1891	1, 5 pounds
		- Bank of British West Africa, Lagos
s111	189-	5 pounds

Remarks: all images reduced 50%

• Banknotes are attributed to last Pick's catalogue:
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 2: General Issues 1368-1960
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 3: Modern Issues 1961-
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 1: Specialized Issues