I could remember vividly back in the days when we use these lovely naira notes and coins in small denominations and they had more value than the bogus notes we have today?
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Yes i use it then most time if i don't want to go to school my mum will give me 50kobo.

This are new abi? because during my days there is no money, we exchange goods using trade by barter. You would give a whole cow for her to give u a common G.string!

Oh, my precious 5kobo that I used to buy buns and ice-cream in 1981. That in itself was a huge motivation to use in going to school then; the break time goodies!

Looks bright and colourful...Now it all looks dull and hopeless.

When Nigerian currency was real money.

Inflations and govt. policies spot the whole show

Whenever I tell people that I used 1/2 kobo coins in the 80s, they don't believe me.

stagger: Oh, my precious 5kobo that I used to buy buns and ice-cream in 1981. That in itself was a huge motivation to use in going to school then; the break time goodies!

Bad guy!

Oh! I remember dem days!

Niceone, am still in my early Twenties but i've got all dis currency hiding somewhere to show my future kids

T-smooth:
This are new abi? because during my days there is no money, we exchange goods using trade by barter. You would give a whole cow for her to give u a common G.string!

The 50 kobo coins shown here is the most recent one. I think 50 kobo was once in notes. Can someone confirm?

OMG! I remember those days when men were boys.....it was really fun. Wen u could buy lot of kulikuli wt 50K. 9ja don spoin sha

wow! 10kobo could get you a whole lot of Toffy Sweets, times were good then..

ACM10: The 50 kobo coins shown here is the most recent one. I think 50 kobo was once in notes. Can someone confirm?

You are right. And it was a brownish note.

ACM10: The 50 kobo coins shown here is the most recent one. I think 50 kobo was once in notes. Can someone confirm?

yes, late nineties

When i was in primary school and you go to school with 50 kobo, your case will be reported to the headmaster/mistress. The headmaster/mistress will ask you parents to come and explain if they gave you the 50 kobo.

With 10kobo you be ajebota be dat, and with 5kobo u go eat rice & meat, and still get change for 1 ice cream.

ACM10: The 50 kobo coins shown here is the most recent one. I think 50 kobo was once in notes. Can someone confirm?

Yes it was. Purplish.

The 1 naira that was printed same time with the 50 Kobo note posted by stagger is not here. The one naira above was issued by CBN in 1979.

I weep for my beloved country. I remember those all good days .

SMH. Lots of old peeps in nairaland

Dat K10 ll buy me 10 sumal bubble gum.
If na food, na rice K6, beans K2 & meat K2.
It's a pity dat wen d world of 9ja was changing, her economy changed negatively.
Nigeria go survive sha!

o my goodness, these money had value then, compared to now that everything is worst.

The good old days. This is the kind of thread that should be making front page on nairaland. God bless you Dr. Joe.

Days when our money had value. Not today that pound and dollar are messing up are currency big time. Even our legislooters transact their businesses in these foreign currencies.

I am going to visit me granny soon, I am sure she still has those coins stashed somewhere in one of those black and red metal boxes.

microgiant:
yes, late nineties

When i was in primary school and you go to school with 50 kobo, your case will be reported to the principal. The principal with ask you parents to come and explain if they gave you the 50 kobo.

With 10kobo you be ajebota be dat, and with 5kobo u go eat rice & meat, and still get change for 1 ice cream.

I remember when I stumbled on my mum's money. They were about 5 bundles of 20 Naira notes(highest denomination then), 10 bundles of 5 Naira notes and about 10 bundles of mixed 1 Naira and 50 kobo notes. I took only 4 notes of 50 kobo(N2). I went out with my friends painting the town red with kulikuli and sugar cane with only 50 kobo. Some people reported me to my mum, who promptly ordered some hefty men to bundle me back home. Thereafter, I was given a beating of my life. Well I took solace in the fact that I have N1:50K left to do big boy for the rest of the week.

i only remember apending 50k and one naira note....
Dunno about the rest...

i still have the 1 naira and 50 kobo notes with me up till date

When our currency still had relative world values!

Nna where una dey see this old old things. I started school with 1k pocket money and left primary school with it and started with 5kobo for secondary school.