Bahamian dollar
monetary currency of the Bahamas
The dollar (sign: $; code: BSD) has been the currency of The Bahamas since 1966. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $. Sometimes it is abbreviated B$ to show it is different from other dollars. It is divided into 100 cents.
Bahamian dollar | |
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ISO 4217 Code | BSD |
User(s) | The Bahamas Turks and Caicos Islands (alongside the United States dollar from 25 May 2013) |
Inflation | 2.4% |
Source | The World Factbook, (2007 est.) |
Pegged with | U.S. dollar at par |
Subunit | |
1/100 | cent |
Symbol | B$ |
Coins | |
Freq. used | 1, 5, 10, 25 cents |
Rarely used | 15 cents, 50 cents, 1 dollar, 2 dollars, 5 dollars |
Banknotes | |
Freq. used | $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 |
Rarely used | $1/2, $3 |
Central bank | The Central Bank of The Bahamas |
Website | www.centralbankbahamas.com |