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Saint Helena pound: research record

Evidence coverage: 1975–1976. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.

This record includes associated currencies and earlier interpretations. The article selects the evidence relevant to its own history.

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Currency continuity

Saint Helena pound

SHP · Research draft
One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor.
Current currency in the inherited endpoint register.
Dated observations: 1975–1976; this does not establish the entire lifetime.

Parents / predecessors

Pound sterlingterritorial currency separation · 1975–1976
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Children / successors

No distinct successor currency is established in the loaded view.

Siblings

Bahamian dollarShared predecessor: Pound sterling
Bermudian dollarShared predecessor: Pound sterling
Tongan poundShared predecessor: Pound sterling
Cypriot poundShared predecessor: Pound sterling
Australian poundShared predecessor: Pound sterling
Fiji poundShared predecessor: Pound sterling
Jamaican poundShared predecessor: Pound sterling
Unit and issue records 1 records

Evidence within this identity, not separate currencies.

Saint Helena Pound — endpoint research dossierFTM000773 · C600

Latest research

Historical account research

Local monetary unit and local obligations are explicitly denominated independently of sterling. Statutory parity and UK-note co-circulation do not erase this boundary.

Sources and qualifications →
Modern account-unit review

CurrencyOrdinance§8 converted covered UKcurrency obligations and statutory references to equivalent local StHelenacurrency, with overseas-payment exception. Direct account substitution establishes scoped branch even at parity; multiple commencement dates require care.

Sources and qualifications →
Unit-of-account identity review

Local monetary unit and local obligations are explicitly denominated independently of sterling. Statutory parity and UK-note co-circulation do not erase this boundary.

Sources and qualifications →
Monetary history 1 events

Includes dated issues, standards, subdivisions and institutional changes. Each event retains the source's date qualifications.

1975: underlying ordinance; provisions read in later consolidationCurrency ordinance basis

The consolidated Currency Ordinance identifies the Saint Helena pound divided into 100 pence and sterling parity; the underlying ordinance dates to 1975.

C600
Evidence & research notes 4 claims

Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.

Supported C600

The consolidated Currency Ordinance identifies the Saint Helena pound divided into 100 pence and sterling parity; the underlying ordinance dates to 1975.

Government of Saint Helena · Currency Ordinance, Chapter 124 — consolidation including 2007 amendments Citation S332 · Open source ↗

Indexed printed p.3, heading and sections 3–4

Source access and limitations

Indexed heading and sections inspected; direct old and newer URLs returned errors.

Inference C1150

Sterling → Saint Helena pound, 1976; local currency separation.

Corrected interpretation: Revision 27 supplies a new evidence basis for R-V22-048. Direct account substitution establishes scoped branch even at parity; multiple commencement dates require care. Replacement evidence: C1642.

Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025 Citation S98 · Open source ↗

SHP entry, currency history; Bundesbank PDF, 24 September 2025 edition.

Source access and limitations

Historical reference, not a 2026 legal-status audit.

Only selected country milestones used.

Supported C1552

Local monetary unit and local obligations are explicitly denominated independently of sterling. Statutory parity and UK-note co-circulation do not erase this boundary.

Government of Saint Helena · Currency Ordinance 1975, consolidated 2025 Citation S775 · Open source ↗

ss 3,4,8,12,15

Source access and limitations

Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.

Supported C1642

CurrencyOrdinance§8 converted covered UKcurrency obligations and statutory references to equivalent local StHelenacurrency, with overseas-payment exception.

Government of Saint Helena · Currency Ordinance 1975, consolidated 2025 Citation S775 · Open source ↗

Sections3–4,8,12,21; commencement header

Source access and limitations

Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.

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