Surinamese dollar
Surinamese dollar: a currency still in use.
- Dates in use
- Still in use; introduction date not established here
- Currency code
- SRD
- Ancestry branch
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Its place in the family
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The story
Suriname’s 1 January 2004 reform exchanged 1, 000 guilders for one dollar, except coins and muntbiljetten retaining nominal values. [1]
S.B.2003 no.88 changes the statutory unit to the Surinamese dollar, SRD, divided into 100 cents, from 1 January 2004. [2]
Turning points
Statutory unit change
S.B.2003 no.88 changes the statutory unit to the Surinamese dollar, SRD, divided into 100 cents, from 1 January 2004. S.B.2003 no.89 converts covered guilder amounts to dollars at 1, 000 guilders per dollar from 1 January 2004 while preserving other contractual terms. [2] [3]
Former note tender last day
The central bank states that old banknotes and government notes remained valid through 31 May 2004; it describes later banknote exchange for 30 years but no later government-note exchange. [4]
Sources and evidence
- Centrale Bank van Suriname · De Surinaamse dollar C200 ↗
- Republic of Suriname · Muntwet amendment, S.B. 2003 no.88 C444 ↗
- Republic of Suriname · Wet Vernoeming en Herleiding van Guldensbedragen tot Dollarbedragen, S.B. 2003 no.89 C445 ↗
- Centrale Bank van Suriname · De Surinaamse dollar C450 ↗
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“Surinamese dollar.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v43. https://family-tree-money-atlas.bob123444.chatgpt.site/currency/T-FTM000526.html