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| pegged_with = U.S. dollar = XCD 2.70 | subunit_ratio_1 = 1/100 | subunit_name_1 = cent | symbol = $ | used_coins = 5, 10, 25 cents, 1 dollar and 2 dollars | used_banknotes = 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 dollars | issuing_authority = Eastern Caribbean Central Bank | issuing_authority_website = }} The East Caribbean dollar (symbol: $; code: XCD) is the currency of all seven members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, and one of three observers (the exceptions being the British Virgin Islands, which uses the United States dollar, and Martinique, which uses the euro). It has existed since 1965, being the successor to the British West Indies dollar, and it is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign ''$'' or, alternatively, ''EC$'' to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. The EC$ is subdivided into 100 cents. It has been pegged to the United States dollar since July 7, 1976, and the exchange rate is US$1 = EC$2.70. ==Circulation== Six of the states using the EC$ are independent states: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The other two are British overseas territories: Anguilla and Montserrat. These states are all members of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union. The only OECS associate member not using the East Caribbean dollar as their official currency is the British Virgin Islands. The British Virgin Islands were always problematic for currency purposes due to their proximity to the Danish West Indies which became the US Virgin Islands in 1917. Officially, the British Virgin Islands used to use sterling, but in practice the situation was a lot more complicated and involved the circulation of Francs and US dollars. In 1951, the British Virgin Islands adopted the British West Indies dollar which at that time operated in conjunction with the sterling coinage, and in 1961 they changed over officially to the US dollar, no doubt due to the close proximity of the US Virgin Islands. British Guiana and Barbados had previously been members of this currency union but withdrew in 1966 and 1972 respectively. Trinidad and Tobago had been a member of the earlier British West Indies currency union, but withdrew in 1964. The combined population of the EC$ area is about 613,000 (2014 census and estimates〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2014 World Population Data Sheet )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Country Population Comprasion )〕), which is comparable to Montenegro or the American capital city of Washington, D.C.. The combined GDP is 5.46 billion US dollars,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Country GDP PPP Comprasion )〕 which is comparable to Bermuda. Queen Elizabeth II appears on the banknotes and also on the obverse of the coins. She is the head of state of all the states and territories using the EC$, except for Dominica. Dominica is nevertheless a member of the Commonwealth of Nations which recognises Queen Elizabeth II as Head of the Commonwealth. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「East Caribbean dollar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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