Currency history
Gambia River trade bar
Gambia River trade bar: a historical unit of account.
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Gambia River trade barNo successor is established here. This does not imply extinction.
The story
Bar denominates quantities of different goods, with negotiated assortments adding to a purchase price; Moore explicitly describes reckoning by bars or crowns. [1]
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“Gambia River trade bar.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/CUR-V26-GAMBIA-BAR.html