REGIONAL: Queen Elizabeth II image on Eastern Caribbean Currency to be replaced
One hundred dollar notes of the EC Currency
Regional / World
July 25, 2023

REGIONAL: Queen Elizabeth II image on Eastern Caribbean Currency to be replaced

The 105th Meeting of the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has approved replacing the late Queen Elizabeth II’s image on the Eastern Caribbean currency.

A Communiqué, coming out of the meeting which was held in St Vincent and the Grenadines on July 21,  said the gathering also approved using the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) logo on the EC currency subject to public consultation.

The Communiqué disclosed a consultation until December 31, 2023.

The Monetary Council approved the following:

  1. The replacement of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s image on the Eastern Caribbean Currency.
  2. The use of the ECCU logo on the EC currency subject to a process of public consultation.
  3. A consultation process until December 31, 2023. During this time, the public will be invited to comment on the proposal to replace the Queen’s image with the ECCU logo and to offer any other suggestions.
  4. Agreed to make a final decision on the new image for the EC currency by February 2024.

The image of the Queen Elizabeth II has been used on the Eastern Caribbean banknotes and coins since the establishment of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority in 1965.

  • FacebookComments
    • ALSO IN THE NEWS
    CARICOM needs to learn from the EU example
    Our Readers' Opinions
    CARICOM needs to learn from the EU example
    Forrest 
    March 12, 2026
    The tone of Caricom’s 50th Heads of Government Meeting suggested that there is an urgency for greater integration. So far, the US has blown up 43 boat...