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The franc was introduced following France's recovery of the Islands from the U.K. in 1816. It replaced the livre.The French franc circulated, alongside banknotes issued specifically for French Guiana between 1848 and 1961 and notes issued for Guadeloupe, French Guiana and Martinique (collectively referred to as the French Antilles) between 1961 and 1975.
Currency ISO 4217 Code Central bank Peg Anguilla: East Caribbean dollar: XCD: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank: 2.70 XCD = 1.00 USD Antigua and Barbuda Dominica Grenada Montserrat Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Aruba: Aruban florin: AWG: Central Bank of Aruba: 1.79 AWG = 1.00 USD Bahamas: Bahamian dollar: BSD
Guadeloupe (/ ˌ ɡ w ɑː d ə ˈ l uː p / ... the euro is its official currency and any European Union citizen is free to settle and work there indefinitely, but ...
Other associate members of the OECS do not use the Eastern Caribbean dollar as their official currency: the British Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe and Martinique. The British Virgin Islands were always problematic for currency purposes due to their proximity to the Danish West Indies, which became the United States Virgin Islands in 1917.
(Three other OECS members, the British Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe and Martinique use other currencies.) The ECCB was established in 1983, succeeding the British Caribbean Currency Board (1950–1965) and the Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority (1965–1983). It is also in charge of bank supervision within its geographical remit.
The local name of the currency is used in this list, with the adjectival form of the country or region. ... Guadeloupe franc – Guadeloupe; Guinean franc – Guinea ...
Colour key and notes Indicates that a given currency is pegged to another currency (details) Italics indicates a state or territory with a low level of international recognition State or territory Currency Symbol [D] or Abbrev. ISO code Fractional unit Number to basic Abkhazia Abkhazian apsar [E] аҧ (none) (none) (none) Russian ruble ₽ RUB Kopeck 100 Afghanistan Afghan afghani ؋ AFN ...
Currency board (11) Djibouti Hong Kong ; ECCU Antigua and Barbuda Dominica Grenada Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Brunei ; Conventional peg (40) Aruba The Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Belize