MY COLLECTION - ALBUM NO 6 - NORTH AMERICA - BELIZE, NICARAGUA, PANAMA AND TRINIDAD & TOBAGO COINS

CHAPPIDI ABHIRATH REDDY
C/O COL GKS REDDY

Secunderabad - 500015


Belize (British Honduras) Coins.

          The Belize dollar is the official currency in Belize, formerly known as British Honduras; (currency code BZD) is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively BZ$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is divided into 100 cents. The official value is pegged at 2 BZ$ = 1 US$ since 1978.

One Cent - Copper  - Belize (British Honduras) - 1967

Five Cents - Brass - Belize (British Honduras) - 1965

Nicaragua Coins.

          The córdoba (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkordoβa], sign: C$; code: NIO) is the currency of Nicaragua. It is divided into 100 centavos. The first córdoba was introduced on March 20, 1912. It replaced the peso moneda corriente at a rate of 12½ pesos m/c = 1 córdoba and the peso fuerte at par. It was initially nearly equal to the US dollar. It was named after the founder of Nicaragua, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba.

          On February 15, 1988, the 2nd córdoba was introduced. It was equal to 1,000 1st córdobas. On April 30, 1991 the third córdoba, also called the córdoba oro, was introduced, worth 5,000,000 2nd córdobas. As of February 2, 2014, 25.435 cordobas are equal to one US dollar.

Five Centavos - Aluminium - Nicaragua - 1981

Ten Centavos - Aluminium - Nicaragua - 1974

Twenty Five Centavos - Aluminium - Nicaragua - 1981

Fifty Centavos - Brass - Nicaragua - 1980

One Cordoba - Nickel - Nicaragua - 1985

Panama Coins.

          The balboa (sign: B/.; ISO 4217: PAB) is, along with the United States dollar, one of the official currencies of Panama. It is named in honor of the Spanish explorer / conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa. The balboa is subdivided into 100 centésimos.

           The balboa replaced the Colombian peso in 1904 following the country's independence. The balboa has been tied to the United States dollar (which is legal tender in Panama) at an exchange rate of 1:1 since its introduction and has always circulated alongside dollars.

One Centisimo - Copper - Panama - 1987

One Centisimo of Balboa - Copper - Panama - 1996

Trinidad & Tobago Coins.

          The dollar (currency code TTD) is the currency of Trinidad and Tobago. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively TT$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is subdivided into 100 cents. Its predecessor currencies are the Trinidadian dollar and the Tobagan dollar. 1 Trinidad dollar equals 16 u.s cents.

Five Cents - Copper - Trinidad & Tobago - 1977

Ten Cents - Cupro-Nickel - Trinidad & Tobago - 1966

Ten Cents - Nickel - Trinidad & Tobago - 1998

Twenty Five Cents - Cupro-Nickel - Trinidad & Tobago - 1966

Twenty Five Cents - Nickel - Trinidad & Tobago - 1981

Note - Some of the images of coins in my collection, have been taken from the Gallery to the extent available, to save on time & effort involved in photography & editing.