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Nigerian pound (Cameroons usage only)


Name: Nigerian pound
Defn: 240d=240p=20sh=20s=1lb
Symbol: £
Code:
Desc:
First year: 1914
Last year: 1971
Units of money:
penny (pl: pence) d, p 1
shilling sh 12
pound lb 240

Users of this currency: Cameroons (12 stamps, 1960), Nigeria (272 stamps, 1914-1972) Show with all usages

Denominations used by Cameroons in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
1/2p 1   10/1/1960 org&blk issue=1960 d=old Manilla currency ovpt=CAMEROONS//U.K.T.T. oc=red on=issuer=Nigeria-1953-1/2p-org&blk-old Manilla currency
1p 1   10/1/1960 olgray&blk issue=1960 d=Bornu horsemen ovpt=CAMEROONS//U.K.T.T. oc=red on=issuer=Nigeria-1953-1p-olgray&blk-Bornu horsemen
1 1/2p 1   10/1/1960 blgrn issue=1960 d=groundnuts ovpt=CAMEROONS//U.K.T.T. oc=red on=issuer=Nigeria-1953-1 1/2p-blgrn-groundnuts
2p 1   10/1/1960 bis&blk issue=1960 d=tin ovpt=CAMEROONS//U.K.T.T. oc=red on=issuer=Nigeria-1953-2p-tin
3p 1   10/1/1960 pur&blk issue=1960 d=Jebba Bridge & River Niger ovpt=CAMEROONS//U.K.T.T. oc=red on=issuer=Nigeria-1953-3p-pur&blk
4p 1   10/1/1960 bl&blk issue=1960 d=cocoa ovpt=CAMEROONS//U.K.T.T. oc=red on=issuer=Nigeria-1953-4p-bl&blk-cocoa
6p 1   10/1/1960 blk&org issue=1960 d=Ife bronze ovpt=CAMEROONS//U.K.T.T. oc=red on=issuer=Nigeria-1953-6p-blk&org-Ife bronze
1sh 1   10/1/1960 redvio&blk issue=1960 d=timber ovpt=CAMEROONS//U.K.T.T. oc=red on=issuer=Nigeria-1953-1sh-timber
2sh6p 1   10/1/1960 grn&blk issue=1960 d=Victoria Harbour (Nigeria) ovpt=CAMEROONS//U.K.T.T. oc=red on=issuer=Nigeria-1953-2sh6p
5sh 1   10/1/1960 ver&blk issue=1960 d=Palm Oil Shipment ovpt=CAMEROONS//U.K.T.T. oc=red on=issuer=Nigeria-1953-5sh
10sh 1   10/1/1960 redbrn&blk issue=1960 d=hides&skins ovpt=CAMEROONS//U.K.T.T. oc=red on=issuer=Nigeria-1953-10sh-redbrn&blk-hides&skins
1lb 1   10/1/1960 vio&blk issue=1960 d=New & Old Lagos ovpt=CAMEROONS//U.K.T.T. oc=red on=issuer=Nigeria-1953-1lb

Used by 12 stamps of Cameroons: (See all uses as list)
10/1/1960 1/2p org&blk issue=1960 d=old Manilla currency ovpt=CAMEROONS//U.K.T.T. oc=red on=issuer=Nigeria-1953-1/2p-org&blk-old Manilla currency wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/1/1960 1p olgray&blk issue=1960 d=Bornu horsemen ovpt=CAMEROONS//U.K.T.T. oc=red on=issuer=Nigeria-1953-1p-olgray&blk-Bornu horsemen wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/1/1960 1 1/2p blgrn issue=1960 d=groundnuts ovpt=CAMEROONS//U.K.T.T. oc=red on=issuer=Nigeria-1953-1 1/2p-blgrn-groundnuts wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/1/1960 2p bis&blk issue=1960 d=tin ovpt=CAMEROONS//U.K.T.T. oc=red on=issuer=Nigeria-1953-2p-tin wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/1/1960 3p pur&blk issue=1960 d=Jebba Bridge & River Niger ovpt=CAMEROONS//U.K.T.T. oc=red on=issuer=Nigeria-1953-3p-pur&blk wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/1/1960 4p bl&blk issue=1960 d=cocoa ovpt=CAMEROONS//U.K.T.T. oc=red on=issuer=Nigeria-1953-4p-bl&blk-cocoa wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/1/1960 6p blk&org issue=1960 d=Ife bronze ovpt=CAMEROONS//U.K.T.T. oc=red on=issuer=Nigeria-1953-6p-blk&org-Ife bronze wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/1/1960 1sh redvio&blk issue=1960 d=timber ovpt=CAMEROONS//U.K.T.T. oc=red on=issuer=Nigeria-1953-1sh-timber wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/1/1960 2sh6p grn&blk issue=1960 d=Victoria Harbour (Nigeria) ovpt=CAMEROONS//U.K.T.T. oc=red on=issuer=Nigeria-1953-2sh6p wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/1/1960 5sh ver&blk issue=1960 d=Palm Oil Shipment ovpt=CAMEROONS//U.K.T.T. oc=red on=issuer=Nigeria-1953-5sh wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/1/1960 10sh redbrn&blk issue=1960 d=hides&skins ovpt=CAMEROONS//U.K.T.T. oc=red on=issuer=Nigeria-1953-10sh-redbrn&blk-hides&skins wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/1/1960 1lb vio&blk issue=1960 d=New & Old Lagos ovpt=CAMEROONS//U.K.T.T. oc=red on=issuer=Nigeria-1953-1lb wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14

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