伯利兹元

伯利兹元简介

ISO 4217 Code：BZD

User(s)：Belize

Inflation：3%

Source：The World Factbook, 2006 est.

Pegged with：U.S. dollar = BZ$ 2

Subunit：1/100 cent

Symbol：BZ$

Coins：1, 5, 10, 25, 50 cents, $1

Banknotes：$2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100

Central bank：Central Bank of Belize

Website：http://www.centralbank.org.bz

The dollar (currency code BZD) has been the currency of Belize since 1885. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively BZ$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is pided into 100 cents. The Belize dollar is pegged to the US dollar at BZ$2 = US$1.

The history of the Belize Dollar.

The first dollars to circulate in Belize (then called British Honduras) were Spanish dollars, some of which were counterstamped with a crowned GR monogram. They circulated between 1765 and 1825 at a value of 6 shillings 8 pence. In 1825, British coins were introduced for circulation in the colony.

The Guatemalan peso circulated alongside sterling at a value of 4 shillings 2 pence. This became the basis of the dollar. In 1885, bronze 1 cent coins were issued, followed by silver 5, 10, 25 and 50 cent coins in 1894. This year also saw the first issue of banknotes by the Government and a switch from the silver Guatemalan peso to the gold US dollar as the base for the currency, with $4.866 = 1 pound. The initial proximity of the 25 cent denomination to the value of the shilling lead to this becoming a nickname for these coins.

In 1949, the British pound was devalued from US$4.03 to US$2.80, causing a sudden increase in the value of the British Honduran dollar relative to the pound. This caused protests which lead to a devaluation of the British Honduran dollar to a value of 70 US cents (equal to 5 shillings sterling). In 1967, the British Honduran dollar devalued with the British pound to 60 US cents. In 1978, the link to the British pound of BZ$4 = ￡1 was replaced by a peg to the US dollar of BZ$2 = US$1.

Coins

Main article: Coins of the Belize dollar

Coins in circulation

1 cent 5 cents 10 cents 25 cents (known as a "shilling") 50 cents 1 dollar

Banknotes

Banknotes in circulation

2 dollars 5 dollars 10 dollars 20 dollars 50 dollars 100 dollars 伯利兹元样币

Obverse Design: Queen Elizabeth II

Reverse Design: Bridges of Belize

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