Sources
Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.
Submit a site - Become an editor
Wikipedia. Licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Are you an expert in this subject? Join the discussion and share your knowledge at Wikipedia.org.
Saint Vincent dollar
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The dollar was the currency of Saint Vincent until 1825. The currency comprised of various counterstamped Spanish and Spanish colonial coins, some of which were cut or holed. The dollar was subdivided into bits, each worth 9 pence, 6 black dogs or 4 stampees. Before 1811, 1 dollar = 11 bits and the dollar equaled 8 Spanish reales. After 1811, 1 dollar = 12 bits and 1½ dollars equaled 8 reales. The dollar was replaced by sterling in 1825.
Since 1935, dollars have once more circulated on Saint Kitts, first the British West Indies dollar, then the East Caribbean dollar.
In 1797, coins were produced for 1 black dog, 1 stampee and ¼ and ½ dollar. The black dog and stampee were made by counterstamping an "SV" monogram on French colonial coins, whilst the ¼ and ½ dollar were made by cutting 8 reales coins (Spanish dollars) into four or two and stamping them with the "SV" monogram.
Between 1811 and 1814, 4½, 6, 9 and 12 bits coins were produced. The 4½ and 9 bits were made from 2 and 4 reales coins. The 4½ bits was counterstamped with "S", "IV½" and "B", whilst the 9 bits was counterstamped with "S" and "IX". To produce the 6 and 12 bits, 8 reales coins were holed. The central plug was stamped with "S" and "VI" to produce the 6 bits, whilst the ring (or holey dollar) was stamped with "S" and "XII" to make the 12 bits.
- Chester L. Krause & Clifford Mishler (1991). in Colin R. Bruce II: Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1801-1991, 18th ed., Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-150-1.
 This article about a unit of currency is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This Caribbean-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |