Barbadian dollar in Gambian Dalasi

BBD Barbadian dollar

Country of application:
Barbados

Coin denominations in circulation:
5, 10, 25 cents, 1 dollar.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 dollars.

History reference:
BBD (Barbadian dollar) is the national currency of the Caribbean island nation of Barbados. Barbados is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles off the coast of South America. Both the Spanish and th...e Portuguese claimed the island during their periods of colonial expansion, but it was the British who later established a colony there in 1627. Since 1949, with the introduction of the British West Indies dollar, the currency of Barbados has become officially associated with the activities of the British Eastern Caribbean and the territory as a whole. Between 1938 and 1949, the government of Barbados issued paper banknotes in dollars. The last private bank notes were issued in 1949. British pound sterling coins were replaced with new coins in 1955. In 1965, the East Caribbean dollar replaced the British West Indies dollar in Barbados.

GMD Gambian Dalasi

Country of application:
Gambia

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 25, 50 bututs, 1 dalasi.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100, 200 dalasi.

History reference:
Dalasi is the currency of the Gambia. One dalasi is equal to 100 bututs. ISO 4217 code - GMD. Introduced in 1971, the GMD replaced the former Gambian pound currency. At that time, one pound was equal... to five dalasies. The currency is presented in the form of coins, also known as bututs, and minted by the Royal Mint. Bututs denomination - 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50