Where did this money come from?
Canadian dollar
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
12 ancestors0 descendantsEstablished connections in this atlas
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This currency also received later contributions, distinguished below from its origins.
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Predecessor332 BC–259 BC
Attic drachma accountingQualified · Intervening stages openLater contributionAD 296–AD 351
Egyptian silver drachma accountingQualified · Later contributionPredecessorAD 274–AD 375
Roman as–denarius–sestertius accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 400–AD 700
Roman solidus–nomisma accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 600–1087
Frankish denier–livre reckoningQualified · Intervening stages openLater contribution1826
Irish poundDocumented · Later contributionMultiple connectionsGBP · GIP
Pound sterling2 connections · Includes qualified linksLater contribution1867
Vancouver Island decimal dollarDocumented · Later contributionLater contribution1881
British Columbia decimal dollarDocumented · Later contributionLater contribution1871
Nova Scotia decimal dollarDocumented · Later contributionPredecessor1871–1872
Prince Edward Island pound of accountDocumentedLater contribution1881
Prince Edward Island decimal dollarDocumented · Later contributionThis currencyCAD
Canadian dollarDates, conversion terms and evidence 13 connections
Nova Scotia decimal dollar Canadian dollar
1871DocumentedLater contribution or absorption75/73 Nova Scotia decimal dollar = 1 CADNova Scotia dollars per one Canadian dollar; 75 NS cents = 73 Canadian cents.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Irish pound Pound sterling
1826DocumentedLater contribution or absorption13/12 Irish pound = 1 GBPAccount equivalence described in Commons debate, not a market observation or enacted conversion instrument.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Prince Edward Island pound of account Prince Edward Island decimal dollar
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Pound sterling Vancouver Island decimal dollar
1863Documented97/20 Vancouver Island decimal dollar = 1 GBPVancouver dollar account units per sterling pound under sections II–III.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Pound sterling British Columbia decimal dollar
1866Qualified97/20 British Columbia decimal dollar = 1 GBPBritish Columbia ordinary sterling rating; section VIII commencement caveat retained.5 British Columbia decimal dollar = 1 GBPCrown-revenue sums specified in section 4 only; not the ordinary sovereign rate.97/20 British Columbia decimal dollar = 1 GBPSection 2 ordinary sovereign rating; section 4 Crown-revenue schedule excluded.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Vancouver Island decimal dollar British Columbia decimal dollar
1867DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Prince Edward Island decimal dollar Canadian dollar
1881DocumentedLater contribution or absorption1 Prince Edward Island decimal dollar = 1 CADPEI dollar standard at decimal transition; not a proved 1:1 physical note exchange.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗British Columbia decimal dollar Canadian dollar
1881DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Egyptian silver drachma accounting Roman as–denarius–sestertius accounting
Evidence period: AD 296–AD 351QualifiedLater contribution or absorptionA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman solidus–nomisma accounting Frankish denier–livre reckoning
Evidence period: AD 400–AD 700QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Attic drachma accounting Egyptian silver drachma accounting
Evidence period: 332 BC–259 BCQualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman as–denarius–sestertius accounting Roman solidus–nomisma accounting
Evidence period: AD 274–AD 375QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Frankish denier–livre reckoning Pound sterling
Evidence period: AD 600–1087QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗No successor is established here. This does not imply extinction.