ECCB Approves Replacement of Queen's Image on Eastern Caribbean Currency
November 22, 2023
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank approves the replacement of the Queen's image on the Eastern Caribbean currency with an emblem representing ECCB member countries, providing a more inclusive reflection of the ECCU.
Basseterre – The St Kitts-based Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) says its Monetary Council has approved the replacement of the Queen’s image on the Eastern Caribbean (EC) currency.
“The proposed replacement is an emblem which depicts the flags of ECCB member countries,” the ECCB said in an advertisement, adding “this image provides more holistic reflection of the ECCU (Eastern Caribbean Currency Union)”.
Eastern Caribbean currency, the successor to the British West Indies dollar, has existed since 1965.
The ECCB serves as the central bank for the islands of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Kitts-Nevis, Montserrat and Anguilla. (CMC)
