Canadian pound

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Canadian pound

1 penny (2 sous) bank token (1837)
Unit
Plural	pounds
Symbol	£‎
Denominations
Subunit
1⁄20	shilling
1⁄240	penny
1⁄480	sou
Plural
shilling	shillings
penny	pence
sou	sous
Symbol
shilling	s or /–
penny	d
Demographics
Date of introduction	1841
Date of withdrawal	1858
Replaced by	Canadian dollar
User(s)	Province of Canada
Valuation
Value	£1 = $4
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

The pound (symbol £) was the currency of the Canadas until 1858. It was subdivided into 20 shillings (s), each of 12 pence (d). In Lower Canada, the sou was used, equivalent to a halfpenny. Although the £sd accounting system had its origins in sterling, the Canadian pound was never at par with sterling's pound.