Where did this money come from?
British Caribbean / East Caribbean dollar
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
3 ancestors3 descendantsEstablished connections in this atlas
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The incoming line
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Later contribution1100–1500
Astur-Leonese and Castilian solidus–dinero accountingQualified · Later contributionPredecessor1497–1603
Castilian maravedí / real de vellón accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessor1838
Spanish real / peso de a ochoDocumentedThis currencyXCD
British Caribbean / East Caribbean dollarDates, conversion terms and evidence 3 connections
Spanish real / peso de a ocho British Caribbean / East Caribbean dollar
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Astur-Leonese and Castilian solidus–dinero accounting Castilian maravedí / real de vellón accounting
Evidence period: 1100–1500QualifiedLater contribution or absorptionA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Castilian maravedí / real de vellón accounting Spanish real / peso de a ocho
Evidence period: 1497–1603QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗What followed
3 direct successors or branches connected to this currency.
This currencyXCD
British Caribbean / East Caribbean dollarSuccessor or branchTTD
Trinidad and Tobago dollar1964Documented1 XCD = 1 TTD
Successor or branchGYD
Guyana dollarSuccessor or branchBBD
Barbados dollarKeep going forwardExplore all 3 descendants +
The complete outgoing line
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This currencyXCD
British Caribbean / East Caribbean dollarSuccessor or branch1964
Trinidad and Tobago dollarDocumentedSuccessor or branch1965
Guyana dollarDocumentedSuccessor or branch1973
Barbados dollarDocumented