Gambian dalasi
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The dalasi is the currency of the Gambia
. It is subdivided into 100 bututs. The dalasi was adopted in 1971. It replaced the Gambian pound
at a rate of 1 pound = 5 dalasi, i.e., 1 dalasi = 0.2 pound = 4 shilling
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In 1971, coins in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 bututs and 1 dalasi were introduced. The reverse designs of the three higher denominations were taken from the corresponding denominations of the previous currency (1, 2 and 4 shillings), with the reverse designs for the lower three coins coming from the 6, 1 and 3 pence coins, respectively.
New 1 dalasi coins were introduced in 1987, modelled on the 50 pence coin
of the United Kingdom
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Only 25 and 50 bututs and 1 dalasi coins are currently in circulation, they are of the 1998 issue which also included 1, 5 and 10 bututs coins.
On July 27, 2006 new banknotes were issued with similar designs but with security upgrades .
The Gambia
The Republic of The Gambia, commonly referred to as The Gambia, or Gambia , is a country in West Africa. Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west....
. It is subdivided into 100 bututs. The dalasi was adopted in 1971. It replaced the Gambian pound
Gambian pound
The pound was the currency of the Gambia between 1907 and 1971. Gambia used the British West African pound until it issued its own currency on October 5, 1964. In 1971, the dalasi replaced the pound at a rate of 1 pound = 5 dalasi, i.e., 1 dalasi = 4 shillings....
at a rate of 1 pound = 5 dalasi, i.e., 1 dalasi = 0.2 pound = 4 shilling
Shilling
The shilling is a unit of currency used in some current and former British Commonwealth countries. The word shilling comes from scilling, an accounting term that dates back to Anglo-Saxon times where it was deemed to be the value of a cow in Kent or a sheep elsewhere. The word is thought to derive...
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Coins
New 1 dalasi coins were introduced in 1987, modelled on the 50 pence coin
British Fifty Pence coin
The British decimal fifty pence coin – often pronounced "fifty pee" – was issued on 14 October 1969 in the run-up to decimalisation to replace the ten shilling note...
of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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Only 25 and 50 bututs and 1 dalasi coins are currently in circulation, they are of the 1998 issue which also included 1, 5 and 10 bututs coins.
Banknotes
Banknotes currently in circulation are 5, 10, 25, 50 & 100 dalasis. 1 dalasi notes were issued between 1971 and 1987. Current banknotes were issued in 1996 and reprinted in 2001.On July 27, 2006 new banknotes were issued with similar designs but with security upgrades .