Currency Gallery

Currency in Circulation:

Notes: N1000 | N500 | N200N100 C | N100 | N50 | N20 | N10 | N5
Coins: N2 | N 1 | 50 Kobo

Currency Withdrawn:

Earlier | 1959 | 1965 | 1968 | 1973 | 1977 | 1979 | 1984 | 1991 | 2007| 2022

1965 Currency Issue

In 1965, the Legal tender was changed to reflect the country's republican status. They were in the denominations of Five (�5) pounds, One (�1) pound, Ten (10/-) Shillings and Five (5/-) shillings with colours different from those of 1959. The coins in use were still the ones issued in 1959, Two (2/-) shillings, three (3p) Pence, One (1p) Penny and One half (1�p) Penny.

Name
Five Pounds Dimension: 6³/16 x 3¹⁵/16 Inches Material: Paper Withdrawn: 1968
One Pound Dimension: 5⁵/16 x 3⁵/16 Inches Material: Paper Withdrawn: 1968
Ten Shilling Dimension: 5⁷/16 x 3¹/16 Inches Material: Paper Withdrawn: 1968
Five Shilling Dimension: 5 x 2⁷/8 Inches Material: Paper Withdrawn: 1968
Two Shilling Dimension: Material: Silver Withdrawn: 1973
One Shilling Dimension: Material: Silver Withdrawn: 1973
Six Pence Dimension: Material: Silver Withdrawn: 1973
Three Pence Dimension: Material: Gold Withdrawn: 1973
1 Pence Dimension: Material: Bronze Withdrawn: 1973
One and Half Pence Dimension: Material: Bronze Withdrawn: 1973