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Trinidad and Tobago 100 Dollars banknote of 1964. On 14 December 1964, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago introduced notes for $1, $5, $10 & $20. [21] New denominations in the form of $50 & $100 notes were issued on 6 June 1977, although the $50 note was not continued after a shipment was stolen prior to issue.
The private banking sector tended to use Spanish dollar accounts at the fixed exchange rate of $1 = 4s 2d. The Eastern Caribbean group formed a monetary union with British Guiana in 1949 and the currency was known as the British West Indies dollar. Trinidad and Tobago left the arrangement in 1964.
The dollar was the currency of Trinidad until 1814. The currency comprised various cut Spanish dollars and other Spanish colonial coins. Before 1811, the dollar was worth 8 shillings, each of 12 pence. After 1811, it was worth 9 shillings. In 1814, sterling was established as the official currency of the island.
Until 1981, the coins of the BWI$ circulated. In 1982, a new series of coins was introduced in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10 and 25 cents and 1 dollar. The 1 and 5 cent coins were scalloped in shape while the 2 cent coin was square. These three were struck in aluminum. The 10 and 25 cent coins were round and cupro-nickel.
2.00 BBD = 1.00 USD Caribbean Netherlands: United States dollar: USD: De Nederlandsche Bank (monetary authority) Federal Reserve Bank (U.S. dollar) float Cayman Islands: Cayman Islands dollar: KYD: Cayman Islands Monetary Authority: 1.00 KYD = 1.20 USD Cuba: Cuban peso: CUP: Central Bank of Cuba: 24.00 CUP = 1.00 USD Sint Maarten: Netherlands ...
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago was established by an Act of Parliament on December 12, 1964. In particular, the Bank's main responsibilities are to issue and redeem currency; maintain monetary and financial stability; act as banker to the government as well as the commercial banks and protect the external value of the Trinidad and ...
From 2010 to 2015, an average of six full length feature films were produced in Trinidad and Tobago. [3] The Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival was founded in 2005 and occurs annually in the country. [3] It focuses specifically upon Caribbean cinema, and also screens films from other areas of the world. [3]
Affair in Trinidad: 1952 Fire Down Below [1] 1957 Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison: 1957 Swiss Family Robinson: 1960 Trinidad and Tobago: 1964 The Right and the Wrong: 1970 The Caribbean Fox: 1970 Bim: 1974 Bacchanal Time [2] 1978 Girl from India: 1982 Obeah: 1987 Crossing Over: 1989 The Last Island: 1990 Men of Gray: 1990 The Hummingbird Tree: 1992 ...