Nigeria banknotes - Nigerian paper money catalog and history

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NIGERIA banknotes - Nigerian paper money catalog and history

A brief monetary history:
- British currency, till 1913
- British West Africa Pound = 20 Shillings = 240 Pence, 1913-59
- Nigerian Pound = (West Arican Pound) = 20 Shillings = 240 Pence, 1959-1973
- Naira = (1/2 West Arican Pound) = 100 Kobo, from 1973

For earler issues see:
- British West Africa
For seceded Biafra (Eastern Region of Nigeria) issues see:
- Biafra, 1967-1970

Pick #	Date
		British Colony till 1960; (British West Africa)
1-1B	1918	1, 10, 20 shillings
2-5	1958	5, 10 shillings, 1, 5 pounds
		Republic (British Colony till 1960; British West Africa)
6-9	(1967)	5, 10 shillings, 1, 5 pounds
10-13	(1968)	5, 10 shillings, 1, 5 pounds
14-17	(1973)	50 kobo, 1, 5, 10 naira
18-21	(1977-9)	1, 5, 10, 20 naira
23-27	(1984-)	1, 5, 10, 20, 50 naira
28-31	(1999)-2005	100, 200, 500, 1.000 naira
32-	2006-	5, 10, 20, 50 naira

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