Evidence coverage: 1959–1973. 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.
Evidence within this identity, not separate currencies.
1967decree retained Nigerianmoney; January1968replacement establishes Biafran monetarysuccession; actual1969oil obligation denominated in Biafranpounds independently establishes contractualidentity. Originalnumismaticresearch reproduces law; directjudgment proves realunit. Exactfirstday and universalratio withheld. Supported relationship from explicit contemporary monetary succession; range and missing universal ratio remain scoped limitations, not a doubtful existence claim.
Sources and qualifications →Includes dated issues, standards, subdivisions and institutional changes. Each event retains the source's date qualifications.
Nigeria issued its national notes and coins on 1 July 1959 while withdrawing WACB issues.
C412Inference: Nigeria redesigned notes in 1965 and again during the civil war in 1968; these are recorded as issue changes.
C414Inference: Nigeria redesigned notes in 1965 and again during the civil war in 1968; these are recorded as issue changes.
C414Decimal notes and coins began on 1 January 1973; one naira equalled ten old shillings, or two naira per pound.
C415Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.
Nigeria issued its national notes and coins on 1 July 1959 while withdrawing WACB issues.
historical narrative, paragraph beginning On July 1st
Opening statement dates notes to 1912; archival research instead separates board formation, coins and large-scale note issue.
Later denomination summaries not adopted wholesale.
WACB legal-tender status in Nigeria ended on 1 July 1962, later than national issue.
same paragraph
Opening statement dates notes to 1912; archival research instead separates board formation, coins and large-scale note issue.
Later denomination summaries not adopted wholesale.
Nigeria redesigned notes in 1965 and again during the civil war in 1968; these are recorded as issue changes.
1963 republic and 1968 paragraphs; classification is editorial
Opening statement dates notes to 1912; archival research instead separates board formation, coins and large-scale note issue.
Later denomination summaries not adopted wholesale.
Decimal notes and coins began on 1 January 1973; one naira equalled ten old shillings, or two naira per pound.
opening paragraph; arithmetic from twenty-shilling pound
Obvious dimensions and coin-label problems elsewhere on the page are not used.
Denomination withdrawal is not extinction of the naira.
The CBN’s 1912 start for WACB notes conflicts with the archival compilation’s separation of establishment and 1916 large-scale note issue.
opening paragraph compared with S189 pp.244–245
Opening statement dates notes to 1912; archival research instead separates board formation, coins and large-scale note issue.
Later denomination summaries not adopted wholesale.
pp.244–245
Underlying annual reports and ordinances not independently inspected.
Gambia coin date conflicts with the indexed central-bank account.
Institutional liquidation is not currency termination.
The reproduced Nigerian Decimal Currency Act converts one former Nigerian pound into two naira for covered contracts, liabilities and statutory references.
s.1(2)–(3); original Gazette not yet checked
Commencement header refers to sections absent from the displayed text; notice identifier/date also needs Gazette verification.
Reported provisions are retained with provenance qualification.
The Biafran payment unit separated regionally from the retained Nigerian-pound system in January 1968. The reviewed evidence does not establish a universal conversion ratio.
Corrected interpretation: Revision 27 supplies a new evidence basis for R-V26-007. Originalnumismaticresearch reproduces law; directjudgment proves realunit. Exactfirstday and universalratio withheld. Supported relationship from explicit contemporary monetary succession; range and missing universal ratio remain scoped limitations, not a doubtful existence claim. Replacement evidence: C1589.
Attributed article beginning below the page introduction; The Bank of Biafra; The first Republic of Biafra Bank note issue; final recall paragraphs before Bibliography; Opening facts (February 1969 oil sale); discussion of Decree 48/1968; final paragraphs on absence of official conversion and prohibited substitution
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
Attributed article beginning below the page introduction; The Bank of Biafra; The first Republic of Biafra Bank note issue; final recall paragraphs before Bibliography; Opening facts (February 1969 oil sale); discussion of Decree 48/1968; final paragraphs on absence of official conversion and prohibited substitution
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
Limits: Publisher is a legal transcription site.
1967decree retained Nigerianmoney; January1968replacement establishes Biafran monetarysuccession; actual1969oil obligation denominated in Biafranpounds independently establishes contractualidentity.
Attributed article beginning below the page introduction; The Bank of Biafra; The first Republic of Biafra Bank note issue; final recall paragraphs before Bibliography; Opening facts (February 1969 oil sale); discussion of Decree 48/1968; final paragraphs on absence of official conversion and prohibited substitution
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
Attributed article beginning below the page introduction; The Bank of Biafra; The first Republic of Biafra Bank note issue; final recall paragraphs before Bibliography; Opening facts (February 1969 oil sale); discussion of Decree 48/1968; final paragraphs on absence of official conversion and prohibited substitution
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
Limits: Publisher is a legal transcription site.