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Eastern
Caribbean dollar
British Overseas Territory
In 2012, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank issued a series of banknotes with Braille features in an effort to provide notes which are easier for blind and visually impaired persons to use. The raised Braille characters on the upgraded notes feature a cricket theme in the form of balls and stumps. These characters have been added to the 5-, 10-, 20-, 50-, and 100-dollar notes.
In 2019, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank is set to introduce a new family of notes produced in polymer substrate and are to be presented in a vertical format.
Coins: 5, 10, 25 cents, and 1 dollar
Eastern Caribbean Dollar Users.
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The Eastern Caribbean dollar (symbol: $; 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, and the exchange rate is US$1 = EC$2.70.
5 cents coin East Caribbean States
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank started issuing these 0.05 Eastern Caribbean dollar coins in 2002.5c coins are made of aluminium and weigh only 1.74 grams. Diameter: 23.11 mm
10 cent coin East Caribbean States
The sailing ship on the 10c coin from the Eastern Caribbean States is the Golden Hind, on which Sir Francis Drake carried out the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580. The ten cents coin weighs 2.59 grams.
Alloy: Cupro Nickel. Diameter: 18.06 mm
25 cents coin East Caribbean States
The 25 cents coin from the East Caribbean States is the equivalent to a quarter dollar. On the front side is an image of the English galleon Golden Hind, on which Sir Francis Drake sailed around the world. On the back side is a portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II.
The 25c coin has a diameter of 23.98mm and weighs 6.48 grams. Alloy: Cupro Nickel
1 dollar coin East Caribbean States
The highest value coin in the Eastern Caribbean States is the piece of $1 dollar. Features Sir Francis Drake’s galleon the Golden Hind and a portrait of Queen Elizabeth the Second.
Alloy: Cupro Nickel. Weight: 7.98 gms. Diameter: 26.50 mm
East Caribbean states
5 dollars (polymer) 2019
Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II, turtle, Green-throated carib.
Issued: September 2020.
Reverse: Trafalgar Falls (Dominica), Admiral's House (Antigua & Baruda), Map of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States.
Issued: September 2020.
East Caribbean states
100 dollars (polymer) 2019
Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II, turtle, Green-throated carib.
Issued: 29. may 2019.
Reverse: Sir William Arthur Lewis, Map of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, View of the twin peaks of Les Pitons Volcano – Petit Piton and Gros Piton near Soufrière in Saint Lucia.
Tactile Features
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
Organisation des États de la Caraïbe orientale (French)
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States is an inter-governmental organisation dedicated to economic harmonisation and integration, protection of human and legal rights, and the encouragement of good governance between countries and dependencies in the Lesser Antilles in the Eastern Caribbean.
Working language: English, French
Membership: 7 protocol, 3 associate
Area: 2,709 km2 (1,046 sq mi)
Including Associate Members: 4,282 km2
Time zone: UTC-4 (OECS)
