Some historical observations on money and the West African currency board

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Title:	Some historical observations on money and the West African currency board
Author:	Graft-Johnson, J.C. de
Year:	1967
Periodical:	The Economic Bulletin of Ghana
Volume:	11
Issue:	2
Pages:	3-19
Language:	English
Geographic terms:	English-speaking Africa West Africa
Subject:	central banks
Abstract:	The old system of barter and slave-money - Introduction of British silver coins - The Barbour Committee - West African Currency Board - Introduction of central banking in West Africa. Tables: 1. Silver coin imports into West Africa between 1891 and 1898: 2. Imports of U.K. silver coins into West Africa, 1902-11; 3 Total currency circulation in British West Africa, 1928-50; 4. Currency circulation in Ghana, 1942-55; 5. West African Currency Board currency coverage, 1913-25. Balance sheet of the West African Currency Board as at 30th June, 1949. Notes.