Time Period: 1860-1882

Timeline

• 17.11.1862
• Law [Currency Act, Cap. 63 (25 Vict)] on the adoption of the decimal currency system for Vancouver Island; effective 01.01.1863. Adapted ratings:
  - Gold: 1 British Sovereign at 4.85 Vancouver Dollars; 10 US Dollars (1837) at 10 Vancouver Dollars
• 28.11.1862
• Start of issuance of paper money by the Bank of British Columbia (Victoria, Vancouver Island)
• around 1862
• Planned issuance of gold coins of 20, 10 Dollars (possibly referring to US currency); not implemented, only a few trial strikes were produced
• around 1862
• Planned issuance of treasury (possibly referring to US currency); not implemented, only a few trial prints were produced
• 04.03.1865
• Ordinance [Decimal Currency, Cap. 8 (28 Vict)] on the adoption of the decimal currency system for British Columbia; effective 01.01.1866. Adapted ratings:
  - Gold: 1 British Sovereign at 4.85 British Columbia Dollars; 10 US Dollars (1837) at 10 British Columbia Dollars
  - Silver: British Crown of 5 Shillings at 1.25 British Columbia Dollars; 1 US Dollar at 1 British Columbia Dollars.
• 21.03.1881
• Canadian law [Cap. 4 (44 Vict)] on the adoption of the Canadian Dollar at a rate of 1 Canadian Dollar = 1 British Columbia Dollar; effective 01.07.1881

Valuation Regimes

• 1860-1871
• Fixed rate against British Pound