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Encyclopedia > Eastern Caribbean dollar

The East Caribbean dollar (ISO currency code: XCD) is the currency of eight political states in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. Six of these are independent states: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Two are British overseas territories: Anguilla and Montserrat. 1 East Caribbean Dollar coin from the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... ISO 4217 is an international standard describing three letter codes to define the names of currencies established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ... The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) includes the member states of: Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda British Virgin Islands Dominica Grenada Montserrat Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The OECS was created on 18 June 1981, with the Treaty of Basseterre, named after the capital... A United Kingdom overseas territory (formerly known as a dependent territory or earlier as a crown colony) is a territory that is under the sovereignty and formal control of the United Kingdom but is not part of the United Kingdom proper ( Great Britain and Northern Ireland). ...


The Eastern Caribbean dollar is issued by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank based in Saint Kitts and Nevis. The bank was established by an agreement (the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Agreement) signed at Port-of-Spain on July 5, 1983, as successor to the Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority. The currency is a successor to the West Indies dollar used by the extinct West Indies Federation. Of all the current OECS member states only the British Virgin Islands do not use the Eastern Caribbean dollar as their native currency. The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank is the monetary authority of a group of six Caribbean nations namely, St Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada and two overseas territories of the U.K namely, Anguilla, Montserrat. ... Port-of-Spain, population 49,000 (metro: 300,000) (2000), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago. ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The British West Indies dollar (BWI$) was adopted in 1935. ... National motto: Official language English Political status Overseas territory of the UK Capital Chaguaramas Largest cities Kingston and Port-of-Spain Queen Elizabeth II Governor-General Patrick George Thomas Buchan-Hepburn Prime Minister Grantley Herbert Adams (West Indian Federation Labour Party) Creation January 3, 1958 (union of most of British...


The Eastern Caribbean dollar has been fixed since 1976 at 2.7000 per US dollar. A fixed exchange rate, sometimes (less commonly) called a pegged exchange rate, is a type of exchange rate regime wherein a currencys value is matched to the value of another single currency (most often the US dollar), to a basket of other currencies, or to another measure of value... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...


Coins in circulation word coinage Coín (a town in Malaga province in Spain) 25¢ Canadian coin A coin is usually a piece of hard material, generally metal and usually in the shape of a disc, which is issued by a government to be used as a form of money. ...

  • 1 cent
  • 2 cent
  • 5 cent
  • 10 cent
  • 25 cent
  • 1 dollar

Banknotes in circulation A £20 Ulster Bank banknote. ...

  • 5 dollars
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  • 20 dollars
  • 50 dollars
  • 100 dollars

Current XCD exchange rates

AUD | CAD | EUR | GBP | INR | NZD | USD


See Also

In economics, a monetary union is a situation where several countries have agreed to share a single currency among them, for example, the East Caribbean Dollar. ...

External links

  • Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
  • Banknotes
  • Coins


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East Caribbean dollar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (235 words)
The East Caribbean dollar (currency code XCD) is the currency of eight members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States.
The bank was established by an agreement (the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Agreement) signed at Port of Spain on July 5, 1983, as successor to the Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority.
The currency is a successor to the West Indies dollar used by the extinct West Indies Federation.
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (121 words)
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank is the monetary authority of a group of six Caribbean nations namely:
It was founded in October 1983 in order to maintain the stability of the Eastern Caribbean Dollar (EC$) and the integrity of the banking system in order to facilitate the balanced growth and development of member states.
All of the ECCB members are also a part of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
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