Guyanese dollar · GYD
$ symbol · 1 country currently using this currency.
Currency info
Adopted: 1839
Currency family: Dollar
The Guyanese dollar is one of the few currencies still using the '$' symbol alongside dozens of other nations, making it visually identical to many other dollar currencies worldwide.
- Introduced in 1839 to replace the Dutch guilder following British colonial administration
- Originally pegged to the British pound sterling as part of the sterling area
- Decimalized in 1955, replacing the previous system of shillings and pence
- Transitioned to a floating exchange rate in 1989 after Guyana's economic reforms
- Remains the sole legal currency of Guyana since independence in 1966
Countries currently using this currency
Related
Other Dollar currencies
Historical predecessor
Dutch guilder