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Gambian dalasi

Gambian dalasi: a currency still in use.

Dates in use
Still in use; introduction date not established here
Currency code
GMD
Ancestry branch
Sterling
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First issue

A US Treasury notice records Gambian decimalisation effective 1 July 1971, with five dalasis replacing one pound. [1]

Sources and evidence

  1. United States Treasury, Bureau of Accounts · Treasury Reporting Rates of Exchange: 1971 compilation, amendment dated 23 July 1971 C428 ↗

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“Gambian dalasi.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/T-FTM000647.html

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