+5 East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
The East Caribbean Dollar is issued by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank.
- Alphabetic code
- XCD
- Numeric code
- 951
- Symbol
- EC$
- Minor units
- 2
- Example
- EC$1,234.50
- Used in
- Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Anguilla
History
- 1965 The East Caribbean dollar replaces the British West Indies dollar at par.
- 1976 In July the East Caribbean dollar is pegged to the US dollar at EC$2.70 per US$1.
- 1983 The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank is established, replacing the Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority.