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Prince Edward Island decimal dollar

Prince Edward Island decimal dollar: a historical unit of account.

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Prince Edward Island decimal dollar: documented and qualified family connections PREDECESSORS THIS CURRENCY SUCCESSORS Prince Edward Island pound of accountPrince Edward Island pound ofaccount December 1871–February 1872 · DocumentedDocumented connection · December 1871–February 1872 Canadian dollarCanadian dollar 1881 · DocumentedLater contribution or absorptionPEI dollar standard at decimal transition;Documented connection · 1881 · PEI dollar standard at decimal transition; not a proved 1:1 physical note exchange. Prince Edward Island decimal dollarPrince Edward Island decimaldollar Currency history

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Practical PEI assimilation in 1873 preceded legal integration in 1881. [1]

The 1906 consolidation requires equivalent Canadian-currency payment of earlier BC and PEI debts payable after the 1 July 1881 boundary. [2]

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Adoption

Prince Edward Island changed to decimal accounts during December 1871–February 1872, with its dollar equal to Canada’s. [3]

Sources and evidence

  1. A. B. McCullough; Archivaria 16 (1983), pp.83–94 · Currency Conversion in British North America, 1760–1900 C308 ↗
  2. Canada; historical statutory text preserved in Aldrich papers, FRASER · Currency Act, Revised Statutes of Canada 1906, chapter 25 C312 ↗
  3. A. B. McCullough; Archivaria 16 (1983), pp.83–94 · Currency Conversion in British North America, 1760–1900 C307 ↗

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“Prince Edward Island decimal dollar.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v43. https://family-tree-money-atlas.bob123444.chatgpt.site/currency/T-FTM000608.html

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