The Banknotes of British West Africa

Banknote production status: EXTINCT

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The West African Currency Board (1916-1962)

P7b

 10 Shillings
4th January, 1937
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P8b

 20 Shillings
4th January, 1937
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P9a

 10 Shillings
12th January 1955
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P10a

 20 Shillings
31st March, 1953
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P10a

 20 Shillings
1st March 1954
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Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P11bs

 5 Pounds
26th April 1954
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Specimen. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

Bibliography:

Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, General Issues. 11th edition, Edited by George S. Cuhaj. Krause Publications, Iola, WI, 2006. ISBN-13: 978-0-89689-412-9.
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Modern Issues. 15th edition. Edited by George S. Cuhaj. Krause Publications, Iola, WI, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-0-89689-837-0.

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