British West Indies dollar

The West Indies dollar (BWI ​​$, English West Indies dollar ) was a currency that was introduced in 1935.

It was originally used by the various British colonies and overseas territories in the Caribbean. Later she served as the official currency of the West Indies Federation. 1964 rose Trinidad and Tobago from the monetary union, whereupon the BWI was $ 1965 replaced by the East Caribbean Dollar.

With the introduction of the West Indies dollar, the United Kingdom sought to create a unified system within its West Indian Territories. The monetary policy of the monetary union was monitored by the British Caribbean Currency Board ( BCCB ).

The official ISO 4217 code was XBWD. Colloquially, the currency was also called " Beewee ".

The BWI $ was at a rate of 1 pound sterling = 4.80 BWI $ introduced, so BWI $ 1 = 4 shillings, 2 pence. Until 1955, it existed only in the form of banknotes. For this reason, at the same time were British coins in circulation. Then coins with denominations of ½, 1, were issued 2, 5, 10, 25 and 50 cents.

• Historical Currency Unit ( America)
• Caribbean
• West Indies Federation