Time Period: 1700-1900

Timeline

  • ??.??.1798
  • Rating of Spanish trade coins in the accounting currency:
    - Spanish Dollar (8 Spanish Real in silver) at 108 Pennies
    - Spanish doubloon (8 Spanish Escudos in gold) at 144 Shillings.
  • 03.02.1801
  • Rating of uncut and cut Spanish trade coins in the accounting currency for Tortola island, counter-stamped "T" or "Tortola":
    - Uncut Spanish Dollar at 112½ Pennies
    - Half of the Spanish Dollar at 49½ Pennies; Quarter of the Spanish Dollar at 24 Pennies; Eighth of the Spanish Dollar at 12 Pennies
    - Half of the Spanish 2 Reals at 1 Bit = 9 Pennies; Quarter of the Spanish 2 Reals at ½ Bit = 4½ Pennies
    - French billon coins were called "Black Dog" and rated at 1½ Pennies.
  • 15.08.1802
  • Repeal of the 1801 ordinance and demonetization of the cut and counter-stamped coins until autumn 1805
  • 29.07.1839
  • Rating of uncut Spanish trade coins in the accounting currency:
    - Spanish Dollar (8 Spanish Real in silver) at 100 Pennies
    - Spanish doubloon (8 Spanish Escudos in gold) at 108 Shillings
  • 13.01.1847
  • Devaluation of the accounting currency at a ratio of 1 : 2 (i.e. by 50.0%) and new rating of Spanish trade coins in Sterling currency:
    - Spanish Dollar (8 Spanish real in silver) at 50 Pence Sterling
    - Spanish doubloon (8 Spanish Escudos in gold) at 64 Shillings Sterling
  • ??.??.1877
  • Law [No. 2] of the Leeward Islands on the demonetization of the Spanish Dollar; effective immediately (?)


Time Period: 1958-

Timeline

  • 01.01.1958
  • Switch of government accounting from British West to United States currency at a rate 2.80 United States Dollars = 4.80 British West Indian Dollars.
  • ??.??.1959
  • Law [Legal Tender (Adoption of United States Currency) Act, 1959] on the adoption of the United States Dollar; effective 01.01.1959 (?)
  • 01.01.1961
  • Start of currency exchange:
    - 01.01.1961: Start of issuance of United States banknotes and coins
    - 31.12.1961: Demonetization of the British West Indian currency.
  • ??.??.1973
  • Law [Coinage and Legal Tender Act, 1973] on the issuance of commemorative and collector coins; effective 30.06.1973 (?)