East Caribbean dollar
The East Caribbean dollar is the currency of eight political units in the Caribbean Sea. Six of these are independent states, namely Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines. Two are UK overseas territories, namely Anguilla and Montserrat.
The East Caribbean dollar is issued by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank based in St 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 West Indies Federation.
The ISO 4217 currency code for the East Caribbean dollar is XCD.
Exchange rate: East Caribbean dollars (EC$) per US$1 - 2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976)
Referenced By
Anguilla | Anguilla/Transnational issues | Antigua & Barbuda | Antigua And Barbuda | Currency code | Currency codes | Economy of Grenada | Economy of Saint Kitts and Nevis | Federation of the West Indies | Foreign relations of Anguilla | Grenada/Economy | History of Montserrat | ISO 3166-1:AG | ISO 3166-1:AI | ISO 3166-1:LC | ISO 3166-1:MS | ISO 3166-1:VC | ISO 4217 | ISO currency code | List of currency codes | Military of Montserrat | Montserrat | Montserrat/History | Montserrat/Military | Montserrat/Transnational issues | Saint Kitts and Nevis/Economy | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent & The Grenadines | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines/Communications | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines/History | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines/Military | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines/Transnational issues | St. Lucia | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | St Lucia | St Vincent and the Grenadines | Transnational issues of Anguilla | West Indies Federation
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