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British Columbia decimal dollar
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8 ancestors1 descendantEstablished connections in this atlas
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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 contributionThis currency
British Columbia decimal dollarDates, conversion terms and evidence 9 connections
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 ↗Pound sterling Vancouver Island decimal dollar
1863Documented97/20 Vancouver Island decimal dollar = 1 GBPVancouver dollar account units per sterling pound under sections II–III.
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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.
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1867DocumentedLater 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.
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British Columbia decimal dollarLater absorptionCAD
Canadian dollar1881DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
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British Columbia decimal dollarLater absorption1881
Canadian dollarDocumented · Later contributionDates, conversion terms and evidence 1 connection
British Columbia decimal dollar Canadian dollar
1881DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
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