GAMBIA. 8/79 2660
Gov. 1/80
1167
Adm. 1/90
1429
GOLD
COAST.
7/79 2361
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GAMBIA.
Order in Council, 10 June 1843. Declaring that the doubloon of Spain, Mexico, or the States of South America shall circulate at the rate of 64s. sterling; the French gold piece of 20 francs at the rate of 15s. 10d. sterling; the silver dollar of Spain, Mexico, American or South States, at the rate of 4s. 2d., and the piece of 5 francs at the rate of 3s. 10d. sterling.
Order in Council, 30 June 1852. Declaring that the gold coins of the United States are to pass current. The eagle at the rate of 41s., the half eagle at the rate of 20s. 6d., and the quarter eagle at the rate of 10s. 3d. sterling.
The above Order in Council published at the Gambia on 13 November 1852.
Order in Council, 28 November 1874. Providing that the Belgian, Italian, and Swiss silver five-franc piece, of legal weights and fineness equal to French five-franc pieces, shall pass current at the rate of 3s. 101d.
Local Ordinance, No. 2 of 1880. To demonetzie the Spanish, Mexican, and South American silver dollars.
Coins in circulation are English and French and a few Spanish and Portuguese copper coins.
Amount of coin in circulation from 20,0001. to 30,0001. No paper currency in circulation.
The accounts are kept by the Government and by British merchants in sterling, and by French merchants in francs and centimes.
GOLD COAST.
The three Orders in Council of 10 June 1843, 30 June 1852, and 28 November 1874 (see Gambia).
Ordinance No. 2 of 1880. To demonetize the silver dollars of the United States, Spain, Mexico, and the States of South America, and other foreign silver coins. Sec. 2. Provides that in previous contracts the term dollar shall be deemed to mean 4s. 2d.
Sec. 3. Provides that after 10 days only the coins specified in Schedule A. shall in future be a legal tender,
viz.:-
1. All gold and silver British sterling.
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2. Gold coins (foreign) :-
Spanish and South
doubloons at
Half
do.
American £ s. d.
American double eagles at
-
3 4 0
do. at
1 12 0
4 2 2
Do.
eagles at
"
2 1 0
Do.
half do. at
1 0 6
Do.
quarter do. at
+
0 10 3
0 15 10
French 20 franc piece at
3. Gold dust and nuggets at, per oz., 31. 12s. Sec. 4. Makes provision for disposal of the demone- tized silver coins.
Sec. 5. Ordinance to take effect from date of Procla- mation.
N.B.This Ordinance has been brought into force by proclamation of the Governor.
Coins in circulation are the gold and silver coins of Great Britain, as well as the following:-
The doubloon of Spain, Mexico, and £ s. d.
the United States
French gold piece of 20 francs Eagle of the United States
Half
do.
Quarter do.
3 4 0
0 15 10
―
2 1 0
1 0 6
0 10 3
0 4 2
0 3 10
0 3 10
Dollar of Spain, Mexico, or the South
American States
French 5 france piece
Belgian, Italian, and Swiss silver 5
frane pieces
Copper coins are not much used.
** NO
Cowries are practically no longer used for barter. They are still used in the market place at Accra, and other towns of the eastern district for the purchase of articles of little value, the natives not having yet become accustomed to the copper coinage.
The following Dutch coinage is still in circulation in the Western Province, viz. :---
The 24 guilder piece
The guilder
The half guilder
The quarter guilder
The 10 cents The 5 cents
-
s. d.
4 2
1 8
0.10
0 5
0 2
0
1
J.
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