HISTORY · 1 January 1973
Naira and kobo replaced pounds and shillings
Nigeria adopted decimal currency on 1 January 1973. Banknote images are not reproduced here; separate reproduction rules apply.
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- Review status
- Manually reviewed summary
- Institution / publisher
- Central Bank of Nigeria
- Event date precision
- day
- Source publication date
- Not established
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- 2026-10-13
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- Opening paragraph
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