Eastern Caribbean dollar
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 it from other dollar-denominated currencies. The EC$ is subdivided into 100 cents. It has been pegged to the United States dollar since 7 July 1976, at the exchange rate of US$1 = EC$2.70.
| Eastern Caribbean dollar (English) | |||||
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| ISO 4217 | |||||
| Code | XCD (numeric: 951) | ||||
| Subunit | 0.01 | ||||
| Unit | |||||
| Symbol | EC$ | ||||
| Denominations | |||||
| Subunit | |||||
| 1⁄100 | cent | ||||
| Banknotes | EC$2, EC$5, EC$10, EC$20, EC$50, EC$100 | ||||
| Coins | 5, 10, 25 cents, EC$1 | ||||
| Demographics | |||||
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| Issuance | |||||
| Central bank | Eastern Caribbean Central Bank | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
| Valuation | |||||
| Pegged with | U.S. dollar = XCD 2.70 | ||||
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