Gambian pound

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Name: Gambian pound
Defn: 240d=240p=20sh=20s=1lb
Symbol: £
Code:
Desc: actually BWA before 1964
Units of money:
penny (pl: pence) p 1
shilling sh 12
pound lb 240

Users of this currency: Gambia (248 stamps, 1869-1971)

Denominations used in this currency:

Denom	Usages	Selected stamps
1/2p	16	6/1880 org issue=1880 d=Queen Victoria (embossed) ... 2/18/1966 brnrose&multi dt=birds (1966 Gambia) d=red-cheeked cordon bleu
1p	21	6/1880 mar issue=1880 d=Queen Victoria (embossed) ... 7/16/1970 issue=Commonwealth Games 1970 d=runner (1970)
*1.10d*	0
*1.25d*	0
1 1/2p	15	9/1/1912 ol&grn issue=1912 d=King George V (keyplate round) ... 2/18/1966 ltvio&multi dt=birds (1966 Gambia) d=Melittophagus bulocki
2p	22	6/1880 rose issue=1880 d=Queen Victoria (embossed) ... 4/16/1971 issue=Methodist Mission in Gambia 150th d=Church Georgetown
2 1/2p	8	1886 ultra d=Queen Victoria (embossed) ... 11/2/1953 car&blk issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=Barra canoe & Queen Elizabeth II
3p	19	6/1880 ultra issue=1880 d=Queen Victoria (embossed) ... 2/18/1966 ltgray&multi dt=birds (1966 Gambia) d=Euplectes afer
4p	16	1/1869 brn d=Queen Victoria (embossed) ... 1/20/1969 issue=stamp 100th d=No 1
5p	6	1904 slgray&blk issue=1904 d=King Edward VII (keyplate round) ... 3/13/1941 dkviobrn&ol issue=1938 d=King George VI & elephant & palm
6p	23	1/1869 bl d=Queen Victoria (embossed) ... 1/20/1969 issue=stamp 100th d=No 2
7 1/2p	7	1904 turq&scar issue=1904 d=King Edward VII (keyplate round) ... 2/18/1965 issue=independence d=flag of Gambia (1965)
10p	5	1904 ol&car issue=1904 d=King Edward VII (keyplate round) ... 1922 bl&blk issue=1922 d=King George V & elephant & palm
1sh	23	6/1880 grn issue=1880 d=Queen Victoria (embossed) ... 4/16/1971 issue=Methodist Mission in Gambia 150th d=Map & Cross
1sh3p	8	11/28/1946 bl&choc issue=1938 d=King George VI & elephant & palm ... 2/18/1965 issue=independence ovpt dt=birds (1963 Gambia) d=red-eyed turtle dove ovpt=INDEPENDENCE//1965 oc=blk on=issue=1963-1sh3p
1sh6p	13	1905 grn&red pc=yel issue=1902 d=King Edward VII (keyplate round) ... 4/16/1971 issue=Methodist Mission in Gambia 150th d=John Wesley (1971)
2sh	7	1902 blk&org issue=1902 d=King Edward VII (keyplate round) ... 11/2/1953 car&ind issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=Barra canoe & Queen Elizabeth II
2sh6p	10	1905 pur&brn pc=yel issue=1902 d=King Edward VII (keyplate round) ... 1/20/1969 issue=stamp 100th d=No 1 & 2
3sh	4	1905 red&grn pc=yel issue=1902 d=King Edward VII (keyplate round) ... 1922 vio&blk issue=1922 d=King George V & elephants & palms
4sh	4	1922 brn&blk issue=1922 d=King George V & elephants & palms ... 11/2/1953 red&blgray issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=James Island & Queen Elizabeth II
5sh	10	9/1/1912 grn&red issue=1912 d=King George V (keyplate round) ... 7/16/1970 issue=Commonwealth Games 1970 d=runner (1970)
10sh	6	1922 yelgrn&blk issue=1922 d=King George V & elephants & palms ... 2/18/1966 ltbrn&multi dt=birds (1966 Gambia) d=Musophaga violacea
1lb	5	12/24/1948 pur issue=Silver Wedding d=Queen Elizabeth & King George VI ... 2/18/1966 rose&multi dt=birds (1966 Gambia) d=Tambalareo

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