1973Event
CBN issues new national note denominations
The Central Bank introduced decimal notes including 50 kobo, one naira, five naira, and ten naira denominations.
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1973
CBN issues new national note denominations
The Central Bank introduced decimal notes including 50 kobo, one naira, five naira, and ten naira denominations.
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The Central Bank introduced decimal notes including 50 kobo, one naira, five naira, and ten naira denominations. The change gave Nigeria a distinct postcolonial currency system.
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