Evidence coverage: 1964–1971. 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.
WACB money was gradually replaced by Gambian pounds fromOctober1964 throughJune1968; the contemporary report separately identifies Gambian pound as nationalunit and reports actual exchanges and liabilities. Direct contemporary monetary and account history resolves regional succession; exact foundingday neednot be invented. Supersedes main bundle and earlier supplement held entry.
Sources and qualifications →Includes dated issues, standards, subdivisions and institutional changes. Each event retains the source's date qualifications.
Indexed CBG text dates the currency ordinance’s operation to 1 October 1964 and the national notes four days later.
C420Gambian national notes began on 5 October 1964; the central bank took over on 1 March 1971.
C404Gambian national notes began on 5 October 1964; the central bank took over on 1 March 1971.
C404A US Treasury notice records Gambian decimalisation effective 1 July 1971, with five dalasis replacing one pound.
C428Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.
Gambian national notes began on 5 October 1964; the central bank took over on 1 March 1971.
p.112, citing 1965 and 1971–72 reports
Underlying annual reports and ordinances not independently inspected.
Gambia coin date conflicts with the indexed central-bank account.
Institutional liquidation is not currency termination.
Indexed CBG text dates the currency ordinance’s operation to 1 October 1964 and the national notes four days later.
indexed evolution narrative, self-government paragraph
Not a successful full-page inspection.
Coin-date discrepancy remains open; use Krus–Schuler for the sourced 5 October 1964 banknote date.
Search-indexed historical passages inspected; direct page repeatedly timed out
Indexed CBG text gives 21 November 1966 for national coin introduction, conflicting with the 1965 date repeated by Krus–Schuler.
indexed national-coin paragraph; comparison with S189 p.112
Not a successful full-page inspection.
Coin-date discrepancy remains open; use Krus–Schuler for the sourced 5 October 1964 banknote date.
Search-indexed historical passages inspected; direct page repeatedly timed out
p.112, conflicting 18 February 1965 coin date
Underlying annual reports and ordinances not independently inspected.
Gambia coin date conflicts with the indexed central-bank account.
Institutional liquidation is not currency termination.
A US Treasury notice records Gambian decimalisation effective 1 July 1971, with five dalasis replacing one pound.
23 July 1971 notice, Gambia paragraph, PDF p.25; duplicate at p.31
US reporting instruction corroborates the unit change; it is not the Gambian enabling law.
Duplicate scan occurrence is not independent evidence.
WACB money was gradually replaced by Gambian pounds fromOctober1964 throughJune1968; the contemporary report separately identifies Gambian pound as nationalunit and reports actual exchanges and liabilities.
Printed25–26,paragraphs84–86; currencyunitpage
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.