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The Eastern Caribbean dollar (symbol: EC$; code: XCD) is the currency of all seven full members and one associate member of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The successor to the British West Indies dollar , it has existed since 1965, and it is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $ or, alternatively, EC$ to distinguish ...
This is a list of the central banks and currencies of the Caribbean. There are a number of currencies serving multiple territories; the most widespread are the East Caribbean dollar (8 countries and territories), the United States dollar (5) and the euro (4).
The members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (dark green) and associate members (light green). All use the East Caribbean dollar except for the British Virgin Islands, which uses the US dollar. The Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) is a development of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States.
The East Caribbean dollar is pegged to the United States dollar, and has been for over 35 years since 1976, [11] having previously been pegged to the pound sterling. [11] In 1965, the Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority was established (coming after the British Caribbean Currency Board), to distribute currency, but The Bahamas withdrew from ...
Eastern Caribbean dollar: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Antigua and Barbuda Dominica Grenada Montserrat Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Argentina: Argentine peso: Banco Central de la República Argentina Belize: Belize dollar: Central Bank of Belize: 2 BZD = 1 USD Bermuda: Bermudan dollar: Bermuda Monetary ...
A new arrangement came about the following year and the currency was renamed the Eastern Caribbean dollar. British Guiana withdrew from this monetary union in 1966 and Barbados withdrew in 1972. (See the main articles at British West Indies dollar, Eastern Caribbean dollar, Trinidad and Tobago dollar, Guyanese dollar, and Barbados dollar.)
Eastern Caribbean dollar: EC$ XCD Cent: 100 Dominican Republic: Dominican peso $ DOP Centavo: 100 East Timor: United States dollar $ USD Centavo: 100 Ecuador: United States dollar $ USD Centavo: 100 Egypt: Egyptian pound: LE EGP Piastre [B] 100 El Salvador: United States dollar $ USD Cent: 100 Bitcoin [5] ₿ (none) Satoshi: 100000000 ...
The Barbados dollar replaced the East Caribbean dollar at par in 1973. Since 5 July 1975, the Barbados dollar has been pegged to the US dollar. It is presently fixed at an exchange rate of US$1 = BBD$1.98. [7] However, in practice in businesses, the effective exchange rate with US dollar is fixed at 2 to 1 in favor of the US dollar, i.e. US$1=BBD$2