Surinamese dollar

Surinamese dollar Surinaamse dollar (Dutch)
Coin of the gulden series made legal tender for the dollar
ISO 4217 Code	SRD
User(s)	Suriname
Inflation	9.5%
Source	The World Factbook, 2005 est.
Subunit
1/100	cent
Symbol	$
Plural	dollar
cent	cent
Coins	1, 5, 10, 25, 100, 250 cent
Banknotes	1 , 2½, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 dollar
Central bank	Centrale Bank van Suriname
Website	www.cbvs.sr

The dollar (currency code SRD) has been the currency of Suriname since 2004. It is divided into 100 cent.

History

The dollar replaced the Surinamese gulden on 1 January 2004, with one dollar equal to 1000 gulden. Initially, only coins were available, with banknotes delayed until mid-February, reportedly due to a problem at the printer, the Bank of Canada. The old coins denominated in cent (i.e., 1/100 gulden) were declared to be worth their face value in the new cents, negating the necessity of producing new coins. Thus, for example, an old 25 cent coin, previously worth quarter of a gulden, was now worth quarter of a dollar. Amendment 121 of ISO 4217 gave the currency the code SRD replacing the Suriname gulden (SRG).

Coins

Coins in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25, 100 and 250 cents from the previous currency are in circulation.

Banknotes

In 2004, the government introduced notes (muntbiljet) for 1 and 2½ dollars, with the Central Bank of Suriname introducing notes for 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 dollars.

See also

• Economy of Suriname

External links

• Don's World Coin Gallery - Suriname
• Ron Wise's World Paper Money - Suriname ^{Mirror site}
• The Global History of Currencies - Suriname
• Global Financial Data data series - Suriname Dollar
• Global Financial Data currency histories table ( Microsoft Excel format)
• Announcement of the Central Bank of Suriname
• Pictures of Suriname dollar banknotes
• Modifications to ISO currency codes