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Naira

The Naira is the currency of Nigeria.

1 Naira (₦) = 100 Kobo


At the moment, the currency is with the denomination : 1 Naira = Coin, 5 Naira = Note, 10 Naira = Note, 20 Naira = Note, 50 Naira = Note, 100 Naira = Note, 200 Naira = Note, 500 Naira = Note,

The 1000 Naira note is likely to be out by 2005. Currency is said to have first developed in West Africa. The first currency known were the cowrys, a sea shell. Manilas were a more sophisticated, bronze made bracelets, that could buy a wife.


Naira is also a female name.

01-04-2007 01:30:44
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