The East Caribbean Dollar is the currency of the East Caribbean. The currency code is (XCD).The symbol for the East Caribbean Dollar is $.The East Caribbean dollar is subdivided into 100 cents.Coins are available in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10 and 25 cents, and 1 dollar. Banknotes are available in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 dollars.The East Caribbean dollar was introduced on July 3rd 1978 to replace the British West Indies dollar at par value. It was pegged to the US dollar at a rate of 2:1 from its introduction until 1983 when it was floated against other currencies