$

Barbadian Dollar

$ · Currency Symbol · Code: BBD · Unicode: U+0024

Technical Information

Unicode Code
U+0024
HTML Code
$
CSS Code
\0024
Decimal Code
36

How to Use

HTML:
$
CSS:
\0024
JavaScript:
String.fromCodePoint(0x0024)

Variants & Usage

No country information available

Usage Map


Primary Currency
Used additionally

Description

The official currency of Barbados. Uses the $ symbol but is denoted as Bds$ or BBD to distinguish it. Pegged to the US dollar at a fixed rate of 2:1.

History

Introduced in 1973, replacing the East Caribbean dollar. Since 1975 pegged to the US dollar at a rate of 2 Barbadian dollars = 1 US dollar.