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Trinidad and Tobago Dollar · TTD

TT$ symbol · 1 country currently using this currency.

Currency info

Adopted: 1964

Currency family: Dollar

The Trinidad and Tobago dollar features national symbols and cultural imagery on its banknotes, including the national bird, the scarlet ibis.

  • Adopted in 1964 when Trinidad and Tobago gained independence from British rule
  • Replaced the British West Indian dollar at a fixed rate of 1 TT$ = 0.5 BWI$
  • Pegged to the US dollar from 1976 to 1993, then allowed to float
  • Subdivided into 100 cents, with coins and banknotes issued by the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago

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Historical predecessor

British West Indian dollar