Barbadian dollar in Ni-Vanuatu Vatu

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.

VUV Ni-Vanuatu Vatu

Country of application:
Vanuatu

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 vat.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10,000, 200 watt.

History reference:
Vatu means "stone" in Bislama. During the colonization of the islands by Great Britain and France, Australian, French and English money circulated on the territory of the New Hebrides. In 1941, the N...ew Hebridean franc was introduced into circulation. On July 30, 1980, the islands gained independence from Great Britain and France and the name of the state was renamed Vanuatu (meaning "this land forever"), and the New Hebridean franc was renamed Vatu. On December 16, 1980, the government began a monetary reform, one of the tasks of the reform was to develop the design of a new currency. On March 22, 1982, a new currency came into circulation. Until April 1, 1983, the new currency and the predecessor currencies (Australian dollar and New Hebridean franc) were used in everyday life.