East Caribbean dollar (XCD)

The East Caribbean dollar (ISO code: XCD, symbol: $) is the official currency of eight Caribbean island nations and territories, issued by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. Introduced in 1965 to replace the British West Indies dollar, it is subdivided into 100 cents. Serving members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, the XCD has been pegged to the United States dollar at a fixed rate of 2.70 XCD to 1 USD since 1976.