1 Pound, Nigeria, 1958
date: label: date made
content: 1958
notes: label: Description
content: This banknote was issued by the Nigerian Central Bank during the transition to independence from Great Britain. New governments used national currencies to establish control over their own economies and demonstrate their autonomy.
label: Description
content: One (1) pound note
label: Description
content: Nigeria, 1958
label: Description
content: Obverse Image: Palm trees and river.
label: Description
content: Obverse Text: £1 / FEDERATION OF NIGERIA / CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA PROMISE TO PAY ON DEMAND THE SUM OF ONE POUND / M/3 346593 / 15TH SEPTEMBER, 1958. / GOVERNOR / DIRECTOR / ONE POUND
label: Description
content: Reverse Image: Workers harvesting cocoa.
label: Description
content: Reverse Text: £1 / CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA / ONE POUND
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place used
content: Nigeria
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: West African Currency
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Chase Manhattan Bank
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.79.112.CM00962
label: catalog number
content: 79.112.CM00962
label: accession number
content: 1979.1263
label: collector/donor number
content: CM00962
label: serial number
content: 346593
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8.3 cm x 15 cm x .01 cm; 3 9/32 in x 5 29/32 in x in