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notes were introduced in 1862, denominated in dollars. The Treasury notes were in denominations of 5, 10 and 25 dollars, whilst the banknotes, issued by the
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Although the dollar was only adopted as the official currency of the colony in 1865, both Treasury and
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This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.
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The dollar had already been adopted as the currency of the then-separate
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at a rate of 1 pound per 4.866 dollars and was equivalent to the
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Index

Symbol
$
Denominations
pound sterling
Canadian dollar
British Columbia
Central bank
Department of Finance and Customs
Pegged with
Canadian dollar
British Columbia
British pound
Canadian dollar
Canadian coins
Colony of Vancouver Island
united colony
chartered bank
Bank of British Columbia
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money
ISBN
0-87341-149-8
"1 Dollar - Elizabeth II British Columbia (non-silver dollar)"
"1971 (1871-) Canadian $ 1 British Columbia Centennial Specimen Silver Dollar (silver dollar)"
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