Bahamian Dollar Currency | Bahamas Dollar Notes

Bahamian dollar Currency:

The Bahamian dollar is the currency of Bahamas. It is denoted by symbol is $.  The Bahamian dollar is divided into 100 cents.  The dollar is pegged to the US Dollar at par. The Bahamian Dollar replaced the British Pound Sterling in 1966.

Coins were introduced in 1966 in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 15, 25, 50 cents, 1 and 2 dollars. The government introduced notes in 1966 in denominations of ½, 1, 3, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 dollars.  The Central Bank of the Bahamas was established on 1 June 1974; it became the official supplier of Bahamian banknotes. ½ and 3 dollar notes were not included in the first issue of notes, but these were reintroduced in 1984. On August 5, 2005, the new $10 banknote was released. The $20 banknote was released on September 6, 2006.

Bahamian Dollar ( Bahamas):

Code: BSD

Symbol: $

Subunit:

1/100=cent

Banknotes:

$1, $5, $10, $20, $50,$1/2, $3, $100

Coins:

1, 5, 10, 25 cents,15 cents, 50 cents, $1, $2, $5

Central bank:

Central Bank of The Bahamas