Trinidad and Tobago dollar
- Dates in use
- Still in use; introduction date not established here
- Currency code
- TTD
- Ancestry branch
- Spanish real / peso
Its place in the family
All ancestors and descendants ↗Trinidad and Tobago dollar
This currencyChildren 0
No successor is established here.
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Trinidad and Tobago dollar
British Caribbean / East Caribbean dollar
Spanish real / peso de a ocho
Castilian maravedí / real de vellón accounting
Earlier ancestry is not established here.
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The story
Bundesbank dates Trinidad and Tobago’s 1:1 dollar changeover to December 14, 1964. [1]
The consolidated Trinidad and Tobago Act gives December 12, 1964 as commencement for the relevant currency provisions; this is distinct from the previously sourced 14 December cash transition. [2]
Section 21(4) preserves former British Caribbean Currency Board tender until January 1, 1966 or an earlier date specified by Gazette notice. [3]
Turning points
Currency provisions commencement
Inference: The consolidated Trinidad and Tobago Act gives December 12, 1964 as commencement for the relevant currency provisions; this is distinct from the previously sourced 14 December cash transition. [2]
Sources and evidence
- Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025
- Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Legal Affairs; issuer-hosted copy · Central Bank Act, Chapter 79:02 — updated to 31 December 2015
- Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Legal Affairs; issuer-hosted copy · Central Bank Act, Chapter 79:02 — updated to 31 December 2015
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“Trinidad and Tobago dollar.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Updated 2026-10-14; data version v49. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/T-FTM000516.html