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The Barbadian dollar (sign: $; code: BBD) [2] [3] is the official currency in Barbados.It is often abbreviated to international unofficial abbreviations in Barbados such as: B$, BD$ or the International vehicle registration code BDS$ is also commonly used, [notes 1] [notes 2] a currency code that is otherwise reserved for Bangladesh (ISO 3166-1 country code BD) outside Barbados. [6]
The Central Bank of Barbados, was established by Act of parliament on 2 May 1972. [2] Prior to the establishment of CBB, Barbados' monetary policies were governed through its membership in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority (ECCA). The Central Bank operates as the banknote issuing authority for Barbadian currency.
Bahamian dollar: BSD: Central Bank of The Bahamas: 1.00 BSD = 1.00 USD Barbados: Barbadian dollar: BBD: Central Bank of Barbados: 2.00 BBD = 1.00 USD Caribbean Netherlands: United States dollar: USD: De Nederlandsche Bank (monetary authority) Federal Reserve Bank (U.S. dollar) float Cayman Islands: Cayman Islands dollar: KYD: Cayman Islands ...
Barbados withdrew from the currency union in 1972, following which the ECCA headquarters were moved to St. Kitts. [6] Between 1965 and 1983, the Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority issued the EC$, with banknotes from 1965 and coins from 1981.
A new arrangement came about the following year and the currency was renamed the Eastern Caribbean dollar. British Guiana withdrew from this monetary union in 1966 and Barbados withdrew in 1972. (See the main articles at British West Indies dollar, Eastern Caribbean dollar, Trinidad and Tobago dollar, Guyanese dollar, and Barbados dollar.)
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In May 1972 Barbados formed its own Central Bank, breaking off from the East Caribbean Currency Authority (ECCA). By 1975 the Barbadian dollar was changed to a new fixed / constant rate of exchange rate with the US$ with the rate being changed to present day US$1 = BBD$1.98 (BBD$1.00 = ~US$0.50).
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