Trinidad and Tobago dollar
Trinidad and Tobago dollar: a currency still in use.
- Dates in use
- Still in use; introduction date not established here
- Currency code
- TTD
- Ancestry branch
- Spanish real / peso
Its place in the family
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The story
Bundesbank dates Trinidad and Tobago’s 1:1 dollar changeover to 14 December 1964. [1]
The consolidated Trinidad and Tobago Act gives 12 December 1964 as commencement for the relevant currency provisions; this is distinct from the previously sourced 14 December cash transition. [2]
Section 21(4) preserves former British Caribbean Currency Board tender until 1 January 1966 or an earlier date specified by Gazette notice. [3]
Turning points
Currency provisions commencement
Inference: The consolidated Trinidad and Tobago Act gives 12 December 1964 as commencement for the relevant currency provisions; this is distinct from the previously sourced 14 December cash transition. [2]
Sources and evidence
- Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025 C191 ↗
- Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Legal Affairs; issuer-hosted copy · Central Bank Act, Chapter 79:02 — updated to 31 December 2015 C460 ↗
- Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Legal Affairs; issuer-hosted copy · Central Bank Act, Chapter 79:02 — updated to 31 December 2015 C461 ↗
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“Trinidad and Tobago dollar.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/T-FTM000516.html