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
Countries currently using this currency
Related
Other Dollar currencies
Historical predecessor
British West Indian dollar