Jamaican pound
Official currency of Jamaica (1840–1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The pound was the official currency of Jamaica between 1840 and 1969. It circulated as a mixture of sterling coinage and locally issued coins and banknotes and was always equal to the pound sterling. The Jamaican pound was also used in the Cayman and Turks and Caicos Islands.
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Unit | |
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Symbol | £ |
Denominations | |
Subunit | |
1⁄20 | shilling |
1⁄240 | penny |
Symbol | |
shilling | s or /– |
penny | d |
Banknotes | 5/–, 10/–, £1, £5 |
Coins | 1⁄2d, 1d, 1+1⁄2d, 3d, 6d, 1/–, 2/–, 2/6, 5/– |
Demographics | |
Date of withdrawal | 8 September 1969 |
Replaced by | Jamaican dollar |
User(s) | Jamaica |
Issuance | |
Central bank | Bank of Jamaica |
Website | www |
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. |
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