Everything about Liberian Dollar totally explained
The
dollar (
currency code LRD) has been the
currency of
Liberia since
1943. It was also the country's currency between
1847 and
1907. It is normally abbreviated with the
dollar sign $, or alternatively L$ to distinguish it from other
dollar-denominated currencies. It is divided into 100
cents.
First dollar
The first Liberian dollar was issued in 1847. It was
pegged to the
US dollar at par and circulated alongside the US dollar until 1907, when Liberia adopted the
British West African pound, which was pegged to
sterling.
Coins
In 1847, copper 1 and 2 cents coins were issued and were the only Liberian coins until 1896, when a full coinage consisting of 1, 2, 10, 25 and 50 cents coins were introduced. The last issues were made in 1906. meglio l'eutro
Banknotes
The Treasury Department issued notes between 1857 and 1880 in denominations of 10 and 50 cents, 1, 2, 3, 5 and 10 dollars.
Second dollar
United States currency replaced the British West African pound in Liberia in 1935
(External Link
). Starting in 1937, Liberia issued its own coins which circulated alongside US currency.
The flight of suitcase-loads of USD paper in the economic collapse following the
April 12,
1980 coup d'état created a currency shortage, which was only exacerbated when the government began minting $5 coins. Unfortunately the 7-sided coins were the same size and weight as the one-dollar coin; this similarity was frequently abused by traders.
In the late 1980s the coins were largely replaced with a newly-designed $5 note modeled on the US greenback ("J. J. Roberts" notes). The design was modified during the 1990-2004 civil war to ostracize notes looted from the Central Bank of Liberia. This effectively created two currency zones -- the new "Liberty" notes were legal tender in government-held areas (primarily Monrovia), while the old notes were legal tender in non-government areas. Each was of course illegal in the other territory.
With the election of the
Charles Taylor government in 1997 a new series of banknotes were introduced.
Coins
In 1937, coins were issued in denominations of ½, 1 and 2 cents. These were augmented in 1960 with coins for 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 cents and 1 dollar. Five-dollar coins were issued in 1982 and 1985 (see above).
Banknotes
Five-dollar notes were introduced in 1989 which bore the portrait of J. J. Roberts. These were known as "J. J. Roberts" notes. In 1991, similar notes were issued (see above) which replaced the portrait with Liberia's arms. These were known as "Liberty" notes. In 1997, new banknotes were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 dollars, and are in current use.
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