1968 Currency Issue
In 1968, Nigeria fought a civil war. In order to stem the misuse of the country’s currency notes during the period, Nigeria decided to change the currency notes issued in 1965 as a war strategy. The currency notes were in denominations of Five (£5) Pounds, One (£1) Pound, Ten (10/-) Shillings and Five (5/-) Shillings. The coins issued in 1959 were retained, Two (2/-) Shillings, Three (3p) Pence, One (1p) Penny and One half (½p) Penny.
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| Five Pounds Dimension: 45/16 x 35/16 Inches Material: Paper Withdrawn: 1973 |
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| One Pounds Dimension: 45/16 x 35/16 Inches Material: Paper Withdrawn: 1973 |
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| Ten Shilling Dimension: 57/16 x 31/16 Inches Material: Paper Withdrawn: 1973 |
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| Five Shilling Dimension: 5 x 27/8 Inches Material: Paper Withdrawn: 1973 |
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| Two Shilling Dimension: Material: Silver Withdrawn: 1973 |
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| One Shilling Dimension: Material: Silver Withdrawn: 1973 |
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| Six Pence Dimension: Material: Silver Withdrawn: 1973 |
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| Three Pence Dimension: Material: Gold Withdrawn: 1973 |
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| 1 Pence Dimension: Material: Bronze Withdrawn: 1973 |
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| One and Half Pence Dimension: Material: Bronze Withdrawn: 1973 |
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