The basic monetary unit of the Gambia, divided into 100 bututs.
The currency name dalasi comes from a local Gambian language, adopted when the Gambia established its independent currency in 1971. It reflects the country's linguistic heritage and post-colonial identity.
When countries gain independence, one of their first acts is creating their own currency with their own names—the dalasi was part of Gambia's assertion of cultural and economic independence from colonial rule!
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