page_title: Liberian dollar
section_title: First dollar
hierarchical_section_title: Liberian dollar / First dollar
caption_attribution_description: English: Republic of Liberia 25 cent banknote (1880) with the Liberian coat of arms on the upper obverse (blank reverse). Hand-signed by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Treasurer. Prior to the current discovery of this note in the National Numismatic Collection, the 25 cent denomination was not thought to exist.&#91;1&#93;
context_page_description: The dollar has been the currency of Liberia since 1943. It was also the country's currency between 1847 and 1907. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively L$ or LD$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is divided into 100 cents.
context_section_description: The first Liberian dollar was issued in 1847. It was pegged to the US dollar at par and circulated alongside the US dollar until 1907, when Liberia adopted the British West African pound, which was pegged to sterling.
caption: Twenty-five cent note (1880), previously unknown as a denomination.[2]
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