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Equatorial Guinean peseta / ekwele: research record

Evidence coverage: 1969–1985. 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

Equatorial Guinean peseta / ekwele

T-FTM000830 · 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.
Dated observations: 1969–1985; this does not establish the entire lifetime.

Parents / predecessors

Spanish pesetaterritorial currency separation · 1969
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Children / successors

CFA franc (BEAC)absorbed into existing currency · 1985-01-02 · later absorption or contribution
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Siblings

Unit and issue records 1 records

Evidence within this identity, not separate currencies.

Equatorial Guinean ekweleFTM000830 · C765

Latest research

Historical account research

Provisionally extend existingekwele profile to earlier nationalpesetaguineana fiscalreckoning:1969–1971budgettables; formergovernor describes later note-denominationchange. No newnode fromrename alone.

Sources and qualifications →
Historical account research

The national Equatorial Guinean peseta replaced the Spanish monetary-area currency; the subsequent mission report records local bank deposits, credit and public accounts in pesetas.

Sources and qualifications →
Historical account research

The national peseta was renamed ekwele, preserving the currency continuity profile.

Sources and qualifications →
Unit-of-account identity review

Broaden the existing ekwele profile back to the national peseta introduced in 1969. BEAC identifies the 1975 event as renaming, and no distinct predecessor node is justified by the name change alone.

Sources and qualifications →

Account-unit observations

Dated evidence, not exact birth or extinction dates.

1969–1973qualified

Provisionally extend existingekwele profile to earlier nationalpesetaguineana fiscalreckoning:1969–1971budgettables; formergovernor describes later note-denominationchange. No newnode fromrename alone.

C1461
1969supported

The national Equatorial Guinean peseta replaced the Spanish monetary-area currency; the subsequent mission report records local bank deposits, credit and public accounts in pesetas.

C1540
1975supported

The national peseta was renamed ekwele, preserving the currency continuity profile.

C1541
Evidence & research notes 6 claims

Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.

Supported C765

Equatorial Guinea adopts CFA currency. Contemporary notice specifies 2 January; preferred over the 1 January date in later Bundesbank metadata.

Casimir Oye Mba, BEAC governor · Casimir Oye Mba, BEAC governor — Equatorial Guinea changeover notice, Le Monde, 28 December 1984 Citation S407 · Open source ↗

Governor’s notice published 28 December 1984

Source access and limitations

Handoff acceptance is not a claim that every source was independently reread.

Inference C1461

Provisionally extend existingekwele profile to earlier nationalpesetaguineana fiscalreckoning:1969–1971budgettables; formergovernor describes later note-denominationchange. No newnode fromrename alone.

World Bank · Equatorial Guinea Introductory Economic Report 4011-EG,15June 1983 Citation S722 · Open source ↗

Paragraph4.1;budget table1969–1971 headed millions EGpesetas; Patricio Nka historical account,paragraphs beginning Los primeros gobernadores through A partir de ahí

Source access and limitations

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

Equatorial Guinea Government Press Office · BEAC50anniversary,29November 2022 Citation S723 · Open source ↗

Paragraph4.1;budget table1969–1971 headed millions EGpesetas; Patricio Nka historical account,paragraphs beginning Los primeros gobernadores through A partir de ahí

Source access and limitations

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

Supported C1540

The national Equatorial Guinean peseta replaced the Spanish monetary-area currency; the subsequent mission report records local bank deposits, credit and public accounts in pesetas.

Adhemar Byl; International Bank for Reconstruction and Development · The Economy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea: Recent Evolution and Prospects, Report AW-37a, 27 November 1972 Citation S879 · Open source ↗

Paragraphs 24–30 and monetary tables

Source access and limitations

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

Supported C1541

The national peseta was renamed ekwele, preserving the currency continuity profile.

Damian Ondo Mane Nchama; Bank of Central African States · The Bank of Central African States (BEAC): How the Regional Central Banks Have Evolved and What Does the Future Hold?, Lettre de la Recherche No. 15 Citation S880 · Open source ↗

Footnote 3

Source access and limitations

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

Supported C1711

Equatorial Guinea introduced its own peseta in 1969 after previously forming part of the Spanish monetary area using the Spanish peseta. The national unit was initially at parity with the Spanish peseta and was subsequently renamed ekwele in 1975. The parent is the Spanish peseta; the earlier national name was peseta, not peso.

Adhemar Byl; International Bank for Reconstruction and Development · The Economy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea: Recent Evolution and Prospects, Report AW-37a, 27 November 1972 Citation S879 · Open source ↗

IBRD report paragraphs 24–30 and exchange-rate table; BEAC footnote 3

Source access and limitations

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

Damian Ondo Mane Nchama; Bank of Central African States · The Bank of Central African States (BEAC): How the Regional Central Banks Have Evolved and What Does the Future Hold?, Lettre de la Recherche No. 15 Citation S880 · Open source ↗

IBRD report paragraphs 24–30 and exchange-rate table; BEAC footnote 3

Source access and limitations

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

Inference C1720

Broaden the existing ekwele profile back to the national peseta introduced in 1969. BEAC identifies the 1975 event as renaming, and no distinct predecessor node is justified by the name change alone.

Adhemar Byl; International Bank for Reconstruction and Development · The Economy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea: Recent Evolution and Prospects, Report AW-37a, 27 November 1972 Citation S879 · Open source ↗

IBRD paragraphs 24–30; BEAC footnote 3

Source access and limitations

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

Damian Ondo Mane Nchama; Bank of Central African States · The Bank of Central African States (BEAC): How the Regional Central Banks Have Evolved and What Does the Future Hold?, Lettre de la Recherche No. 15 Citation S880 · Open source ↗

IBRD paragraphs 24–30; BEAC footnote 3

Source access and limitations

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

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