The CFA Franc BCEAO (Franc dela Communauté Financièred’Afrique) is the currency of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), ie, from Benin , Burkina Faso , the Ivory Coast , Guinea-Bissau , Mali , Niger , Senegal and Togo .  He is of the Banque Centrale des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest emitted (BCEAO), [...]

The Leone since 1964, the currency of Sierra Leone. The Bank of Sierra Leone are coins of 100 and 500 Leones and banknotes out of 500, 1000, 2000, 5000 and 10,000 Leones.  Because of the low value coins to be 10, 50, and 100 Leones and banknotes of 50 and 100 no longerLeonescoined or printed.  [...]

The Dobra is the currency of Sao Tome and Principe.  Abbreviated “DB” and is divided into 100 cents, while the inflation caused the penny to become completely obsolete.  The Dobra was introduced in 1977 , replacing the Shield . In 1977 , coins were introduced with values of 50 cents, 1, 2, 5, 10 and [...]

The Naira is the currency of Nigeria.  The code ISO 4217 and NGN is abbreviated with a special symbol, ₦ ( Unicode : U +20 A6   .)  It is subdivided into 100 Kobo.  The name of the currency comes from an alteration of the name of the State, Nigeria (in English pronounced [naj'dʒiria]), while the [...]

The Liberian Dollar is the currency of the Republic of Liberiain West Africa.  It is divided into 100 cents .  The ISO code is LRD. Liberiawas a country for former slaves from theUnited Stateswas founded.  Therefore, we took over the American currency, U.S. dollars , includingLiberia.  He is now next to the Liberian dollar as currency [...]

The franc guineas ( ISO-4217 code : GNF) is the currency of Guinea.  With the independence ofGuinea, a currency reform was carried out, which gave rise to 1960, the Guinean Franc.  In 1972 he was the Syli (ISO 4217 code: GNS) replaced.  The current Guinean franc was introduced in 1986 and replaced the Syli.  Issued [...]

The cedi is the official currency of Ghana.  He is in 100 Pesewas divided.  His ISO abbreviation is GHS, the currency symbol   .  The name derives from the Cedi Akan word for cowrie – “sedating.” – from [1] cowries were from 15  Century to early 20th  Century currency inWest Africa. On Monday, the 19th  July1965 [...]

The Dalasi is the first since  July 1971 the currency ofGambia The Dalasi was on 1  July 1971 introduced a new currency ofGambia.  With the launch was also a decimal currency converted.  There were first banknotes issued at 1, 5, 10 and 25 Dalasi.  In 1975, a 10-Dalasi was coin to commemorate the 10 years [...]

It is the currency of the Journal of the islands Cape Verde since 1975.  Its ISO code is CVE.  This currency can be changed only in theCapeVerdiislands.  From 5 July1998 inforce a system of fixed exchange rate with the currency of Portugal (therefore the ‘ Euro by 1999 ) the amount of 110.262 crowns for [...]

The Zimbabwe Dollar is the currency of Zimbabwe.  It is divided into 100 cents .  The new currency (ZWD) broke with the country’s independence in 1980, the Rhodesian dollar at a 1:1 ratio.  Both currencies were initially continue in parallel.  Only in the course of the year 1981, the Rhodesian dollar was withdrawn from circulation.  [...]