Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 183, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1911 — Coinage in Northern Nigeria. [ARTICLE]

Coinage in Northern Nigeria.

Shells still take the place of metal coinage Id northern Nigeria. Lately a movement was set on foot to introdace a proper coinage, hut as no action has been taken with regard to the demonetising of cowries. They have never been legal tender in the strict sense of the term, but have been and continue to be accepted by the government In payment of taxes, and are still current among the natives. The government is striving, however, to replace this unsatisfactory form of currency by British coin. The natives of Africa have a very decided preference for silver coins.