From Traditional to British Currency in Southern Nigeria
Analysis of a Currency Revolution, 1880-1948
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4783993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Walter Ibekwe Ofonagoro (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 623-654 |
| Publication date | 1979-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022050700092949 |
| OpenAlex | W2075307376 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 35 |
| References cited | 7 |
Soon after establishing political control, the British colonial administration in southern Nigeria attempted to replace the existing currencies of the country with British currency. The traditional currencies competently discharged the functions of money, however, and it required fifty years before the pre-colonial currencies, attacked by the colonial authorities and unrecognized as legal tender, gradually lost standing and proved worthless to their last holders. Theoretical implications of these developments are discussed
Administration (probate law) · Colonialism · Currency · Economic history · Economics · Economy · Legal tender · Monetary economics · Political science · Politics · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Law
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| Unique citing works | 35 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,78 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 2026 (46) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 31 |