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East Caribbean dollar (Montserrat usage only)


Name: East Caribbean dollar
Defn: 100c=1ec$=1$
Symbol:
Code: XCD
Desc: actually BWI$ before 1965
Units of money:
cent c 1
dollar $, EC$ 100

Users of this currency: Anguilla (1297 stamps, 1967-2016), Antigua (5679 stamps, 1951-2020), Barbuda (2324 stamps, 1968-2000), Dominica (4134 stamps, 1949-2015), Montserrat (1960 stamps, 1951-2018), Nevis (3499 stamps, 1980-2022), St. Kitts (1391 stamps, 1980-2016), St. KittsNevis (309 stamps, 1951-1980), St. Lucia (1250 stamps, 1949-2019), St. Vincent (7843 stamps, 1949-2021), St. Vincent Grenadines (1055 stamps, 1973-2001), Bequia (1174 stamps, 1984-2019), Canouan (573 stamps, 1997-2019), Union Island (913 stamps, 1984-2019), Young Island (92 stamps, 2006-2019) Show with all usages

Denominations used by Montserrat in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
1/2c 2   10/15/1953 brnvio issue=1953 d=map of Montserrat & Queen Elizabeth II, 1958 vio issue=1953 d=colony
1c 7   9/17/1951 blk issue=1951 d=Government House (Montserrat) & King George VI ... 7/5/1976 issue=1976 dt=flowering trees (1976 Montserrat) d=Plumeria obtusa white frangipani
2c 12   9/17/1951 emer issue=1951 d=sea island cotton cultivation & King George VI ... 7/5/1976 issue=1976 dt=flowering trees (1976 Montserrat) d=Couroupita guianensis cannon-ball tree
3c 10   2/16/1951 pur&blk issue=University d=University of the West Indies arms ... 7/5/1976 issue=1976 dt=flowering trees (1976 Montserrat) d=Guaiacum officinale Lignum vitae
4c 8   9/17/1951 rose issue=1951 d=picking tomatoes & King George VI (a) ... 7/2/1970 issue=1970 dt=birds (1970 Montserrat) d=white egret Casmerodius albus
5c 43   9/17/1951 pur issue=1951 d=St Anthony's Church & King George VI ... 6/14/2002 issue=2002 official dt=fruits (2001 Montserrat) d=West Indian cherry Malpighia glabra on=issue=2001-5c
6c 5   9/17/1951 dkbrn issue=1951 d=colony & King George VI ... 8/16/1965 pur&multi issue=1965 dt=fruits & vegetables d=tomato (1965)
8c 3   9/17/1951 bl issue=1951 d=sea island cotton ginning & King George VI ... 8/16/1965 prusgrn&multi issue=1965 dt=fruits & vegetables d=guava (1965)
10c 32   8/16/1965 lil&multi issue=1965 dt=fruits & vegetables d=ochro ... 3/5/2013 issue=Butterflies 2013 d=Pygmy Fritillary Anaea minor
12c 10   2/16/1951 vio&blk issue=University d=Princess Alice as chancellor ... 9/20/1966 d=WHO HQ
14c 1   2/4/1966 viobl&blk issue=Royal Visit to the Caribbean d=Prince Philip & Queen Elizabeth II
15c 41   12/27/1967 issue=International Tourism Year d=Great Alps Waterfall ... 6/14/2002 issue=2002 official dt=fruits (2001 Montserrat) d=Citrus aurantifolia on=issue=2001-15c
16c 1   12/27/1967 issue=International Tourism Year
20c 38   8/16/1965 ol&multi issue=1965 dt=fruits & vegetables d=orange ... 6/14/2002 issue=2002 official dt=fruits (2001 Montserrat) d=Citrus paradisi on=issue=2001-20c
24c 6   9/17/1951 grn&car issue=1951 d=picking tomatoes & King George VI (b) ... 12/27/1967 issue=International Tourism Year d=Golfing
25c 26   5/6/1968 grayblk&multi issue=1968 provisional dt=fruits & vegetables d=banana (1965) oc=blk on=issue=1965-24c ... 6/14/2002 issue=2002 official dt=fruits (2001 Montserrat) d=Citrus aurantium on=issue=2001-25c
30c 12   4/12/1976 issue=1976 official a d=issue on=issue=1970-30c ... 3/5/2013 issue=Butterflies 2013 d=Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae (2013)
35c 24   5/27/1969 issue=CARIFTA 1st ... 3/5/2013 issue=Butterflies 2013 d=Dione vanillae (2013)
40c 43   11/1/1969 dt=fishes (1969 Montserrat) d=Spanish mackerel ... 6/14/2002 issue=2002 official dt=fruits (2001 Montserrat) d=Passiflora edulis (2001 Montserrat) on=issue=2001-40c
42c 2   8/16/1965 brnred&multi issue=1965 dt=fruits & vegetables d=onion, 1/24/1966 issue=Churchill Memorial d=Churchill & St Paul's & Queen Elizabeth II
45c 7   4/12/1976 issue=1976 surcharges ... 11/17/1982 issue=1982 official d=Charles & Diana (1981 Montserrat) on=issue=Royal Wedding 1981-90c-Charles & Diana (1981 Montserrat)
48c 3   1957 rosevio&ol issue=1953 d=sea island cotton cultivation ... 8/16/1965 cl&multi issue=1965 dt=fruits & vegetables d=cabbage (1965)
50c 27   5/6/1968 cl&multi issue=1968 provisional dt=fruits & vegetables d=cabbage (1965) oc=blk on=issue=1965-48c ... 3/5/2013 issue=Butterflies 2013 d=St Christophers Hairstreak Chlorostrymon simaethis
55c 45   1/5/1976 issue=Montserrat stamp 100th ... 6/14/2002 issue=2002 official dt=fruits (2001 Montserrat) d=Musa sp on=issue=2001-55c
60c 9   9/17/1951 red&blk issue=1951 d=sea island cotton ginning & King George VI ... 6/13/1987 issue=CAPEX '87
65c 9   2/2/1981 dt=butterflies (1981 Montserrat) d=Pyrgus oileus ... 1/19/1983 dt=dragonflies (1983 Montserrat) d=Orthemis ferruginea (1983)
70c 50   11/30/1974 issue=100th Anniversary of the Birth of Winston Churchill ... 3/5/2013 issue=Butterflies 2013 d=Nyctelius Skipper Nyctelius nyctelius
75c 18   12/16/1971 issue=LIAT 14th dt=aircraft (1971) d=Hawker Siddeley HS-748 VP-LIP ... 12/29/1998 issue=13th World Jamboree
80c 5   5/9/1986 issue=Halley's Comet ... 3/5/2013 issue=Butterflies 2013 d=Cassius blue Leptotes cassius (2013)
85c 1   4/18/1982 ultra issue=350th Anniversary of Settlement of Montserrat by Sir Thomas Warner d=New Plymouth (Montserrat) & EIIR monogram
90c 56   10/22/1973 issue=Christmas 1973 ... 3/5/2013 issue=Butterflies 2013 d=Antillean Crescent Antillea pelops
95c 1   4/18/1982 org issue=350th Anniversary of Settlement of Montserrat by Sir Thomas Warner d=New Plymouth (Montserrat) & EIIR monogram
$1 66   5/6/1968 rose&multi issue=1968 provisional dt=fruits & vegetables d=pumpkin (1965) oc=blk on=issue=1965-$1.20 ... 3/5/2013 issue=Butterflies 2013 d=Polydamas Swallowtail Papilio polydamas
= $1.00 17   10/28/1977 issue=Royal Visit 1977 ... 2/13/2008 issue=2008 official
$1.10 22   1/5/1976 issue=Montserrat stamp 100th ... 3/5/2013 issue=Butterflies 2013 d=Flambeau Dryas iulia warner
$1.15 213   8/1/1983 issue=1983 surcharges dt=fishes (1981 Montserrat) d=French grunt Haemulon flavolineatum var=1983 oc=blk on=issue=1983-75c ... 10/27/2006 issue=500th Anniversary of death of Christopher Columbus
$1.20 7   9/17/1951 dpbl&emer issue=1951 d=sea island cotton cultivation & King George VI ... 4/14/1980 issue=London 1980 dt=ships&planes&stamps d=Avon 1843 Great Britain stamp 3
$1.25 2   12/1/1976 issue=200th Anniversary of American Independence, 4/1/1979 issue=50th Anniversary of Scouting
$1.50 168   6/1/1977 dt=flowers (1977 Montserrat) d=Cestrum nocturnum (1977) ... 3/5/2013 issue=Butterflies 2013 d=Angerona Hairstreak Electrostrymon angerona
$1.50+$2.50 1   10/1/1989 issue=Hurricane Relief
$1.60 2   10/25/1985 issue=Royal Visit 1985
$1.75 2   5/9/1986 issue=Halley's Comet, 6/13/1987 issue=CAPEX '87
$1.80 1   12/1/1966 issue=20th Anniversary of UNESCO d=UNESCO
$2 29   9/1/1975 dt=Local Coinage ... 5/22/1994 issue=World Cup 1994 b
= $2.00 35   9/1/1983 issue=200th Anniversary of Manned Flight ... 9/30/2008 issue=60th Anniversary of University of West Indies
$2.25 54   5/14/2007 dt=flowers (2007 Montserrat) d=hibiscus (2007 Montserrat) ... 2/26/2014 issue=100th Anniversary of the Beginning of World War I
$2.30 44   11/12/1984 issue=Christmas 1984 d=Contestant ... 10/2/2006 issue=80th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
$2.30+$5.00 1   12/29/1995 issue=Volcano Relief
$2.40 3   9/17/1951 dpgrn&slblk issue=1951 d=Government House (Montserrat) & King George VI ($2.40) ... 8/16/1965 brn&multi issue=1965 dt=fruits & vegetables d=Sweet Potato
$2.50 83   5/6/1968 brn&multi issue=1968 provisional dt=fruits & vegetables d=Sweet Potato oc=blk on=issue=1965-$2.40 ... 3/5/2013 issue=Butterflies 2013 d=The Red Rim Biblis hyperia
$2.75 76   5/14/2007 dt=flowers (2007 Montserrat) d=Strelitzia reginae (2007) ... 12/23/2013 issue=Reptiles of the Caribbean
$2.80 2   7/12/2017 issue=Soufriere Hills Volcano, 8/15/2017 issue=Soufriere Hills Volcano b
$2.95 2   7/12/2017 issue=Soufriere Hills Volcano, 8/15/2017 issue=Soufriere Hills Volcano b
$3 58   3/20/1981 issue=1981 dt=fishes (1981 Montserrat) d=Thalassoma bifasciatum ... 8/27/2014 issue=Dogs 2014
= $3.00 23   11/23/1998 issue=Princess Diana memorial ... 3/30/2011 issue=Royal Engagement
$3.25 53   12/4/2014 issue=World Famous Leaders ... 6/8/2016 issue=Waterfalls from Around the World d=Iguazu Falls Argentina
$3.40 16   8/8/2007 dt=turtles of Montserrat d=hawksbill turtle (2007) ... 10/11/2007 issue=Lilies of Montserrat dt=lilies of Montserrat d=Hippeastrum puniceum (2007)
$3.45 9   5/1/1992 issue=100th Anniversary of the Death of Richard Owen dt=dinosaurs (1992 Montserrat) d=Dimetrodon ... 3/30/1998 dt=medicinal plants (1998 Montserrat) d=Capsicum frutescens
$3.50 64   8/1/1985 issue=85th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Elizabeth ... 11/29/2016 issue=Christmas 2016 dt=Christmas ornaments
$3.50+$2.50 1   10/1/1989 issue=Hurricane Relief
$3.55 24   5/2/2008 dt=whales of the world d=sperm whale (2008) ... 2/2/2009 issue=Year of the Ox 2009
$3.60 3   4/10/1992 issue=Olympics 1992 ... 2/10/1993 dt=coins and Banknotes
$3.75 6   5/30/2016 issue=WWF Nassau Grouper d=Epinephelus striatus (2016) ... 8/15/2017 issue=Soufriere Hills Volcano b
$4 12   7/13/1981 issue=Royal Wedding 1981 d=Charles & Diana & Royal Yacht HMY Britannia ... 8/18/2018 issue=Birds 2018
$4.50 4   2/14/1996 issue=Scavengers of the Sea d=Minisheet (70 x 95mm) ... 8/15/2017 issue=Soufriere Hills Volcano b
$4.60 3   5/1/1992 issue=100th Anniversary of the Death of Richard Owen dt=dinosaurs (1992 Montserrat) d=Richard Owen ... 6/1/1993 issue=40th Anniversary of Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
$4.80 4   9/17/1951 pur&slblk issue=1951 d=badge of presidency & King George VI ... 8/16/1965 dpgrn&multi issue=1965 dt=fruits & vegetables d=eggplant (1965)
$5 75   5/6/1968 dpgrn&multi issue=1968 provisional dt=fruits & vegetables d=eggplant (1965) oc=blk on=issue=1965-$4.80 ... 12/5/2018 issue=Local Trees
= $5.00 3   10/28/2009 dt=tropical trees (2009) ... 8/15/2017 issue=Soufriere Hills Volcano b
= 5$ 1   12/19/1989 issue=20th Anniversary of First Manned Moon Landing d=astronaut on the Moon
$5.50 16   5/11/2017 issue=Caribbean Crabs ... 10/24/2018 issue=Last Concorde Flight
$6 49   8/1/1985 issue=85th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Elizabeth ... 12/5/2018 issue=Local Trees
= $6.00 2   7/12/2017 issue=Soufriere Hills Volcano, 8/15/2017 issue=Soufriere Hills Volcano b
$6.50 4   3/1/2018 issue=65th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
$7 46   4/1/2009 dt=birds of Montserrat ... 8/18/2018 issue=Birds 2018
= $7.00 11   8/8/2007 dt=turtles of Montserrat d=Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle ... 11/16/2016 issue=Transportation used in Montserrat
$7.50 6   3/20/1981 issue=1981 dt=fishes (1981 Montserrat) d=Flammeo marianus ... 10/1/2001 issue=2001 dt=fruits (2001 Montserrat) d=Citrullus lanatus (2001)
$8 2   4/21/1986 issue=60th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Elizabeth II d=Minisheet (85 x 115mm), 3/1/2018 issue=Frogs and Toads of Montserrat
= $8.00 4   7/29/2002 dt=fishes of the Caribbean d=queen angelfish Holacanthus ciliaris (2002) ... 3/30/2007 issue=Cricket World Cup 2007
$10 34   7/2/1970 issue=1970 dt=birds (1970 Montserrat) d=forest thrush ... 12/5/2018 issue=Local Trees
= $10.00 1   5/14/2007 dt=flowers (2007 Montserrat) d=Yellow Poui Tabebuia serratifolia (2007)
$11 3   8/31/2017 issue=20th Anniversary of the Death of Princess Diana ... 8/18/2018 issue=Birds 2018
$12 2   7/25/1983 issue=1983 revenue, 10/24/2018 issue=Last Concorde Flight
1234 28   9/1/1979 issue=International Year of the Child d=Minisheet (85 x 100mm) ... 4/18/2012 issue=60th Anniversary of the Accession of Queen Elizabeth II d=Minisheet
$20 1   3/5/2013 issue=Butterflies 2013 d=Polygonus monueti
= $20.00 2   5/14/2007 dt=flowers (2007 Montserrat) d=rose (2007), 2/13/2008 issue=2008 official
$30 1   7/25/1983 issue=1983 revenue
$50 1   2/7/2014 issue=2014
$100 1   2/7/2014 issue=2014

Used by 1960 stamps of Montserrat: (See all uses as list)
2/16/1951 12c vio&blk issue=University d=Princess Alice as chancellor wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
2/16/1951 3c pur&blk issue=University d=University of the West Indies arms wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
9/17/1951 $2.40 dpgrn&slblk issue=1951 d=Government House (Montserrat) & King George VI ($2.40) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
9/17/1951 $4.80 pur&slblk issue=1951 d=badge of presidency & King George VI wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
9/17/1951 $1.20 dpbl&emer issue=1951 d=sea island cotton cultivation & King George VI wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
9/17/1951 60c red&blk issue=1951 d=sea island cotton ginning & King George VI wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
9/17/1951 24c grn&car issue=1951 d=picking tomatoes & King George VI (b) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
9/17/1951 12c brn&bl issue=1951 d=St Anthony's Church & King George VI wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
9/17/1951 6c dkbrn issue=1951 d=colony & King George VI wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
9/17/1951 5c pur issue=1951 d=St Anthony's Church & King George VI wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
9/17/1951 4c rose issue=1951 d=picking tomatoes & King George VI (a) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
9/17/1951 3c orgbrn issue=1951 d=map of Montserrat & King George VI wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
9/17/1951 2c emer issue=1951 d=sea island cotton cultivation & King George VI wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
9/17/1951 1c blk issue=1951 d=Government House (Montserrat) & King George VI wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
9/17/1951 8c bl issue=1951 d=sea island cotton ginning & King George VI wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
6/2/1953 2c dkgrn&blk issue=Coronation 1953 d=Queen Elizabeth II (1953) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/15/1953 8c bl issue=1953 d=sea island cotton ginning & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/15/1953 6c brn issue=1953 d=badge of Montserrat & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/15/1953 5c vio issue=1953 d=St Anthony's Church & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/15/1953 4c red issue=1953 d=picking tomatoes & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/15/1953 3c brnorg issue=1953 d=map of Montserrat & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/15/1953 2c grn issue=1953 d=sea island cotton cultivation & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/15/1953 1c grayblk issue=1953 d=Government House & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/15/1953 12c brn&bl issue=1953 d=St Anthony's Church & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
10/15/1953 1/2c brnvio issue=1953 d=map of Montserrat & Queen Elizabeth II wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
... skipping 1910 ...
5/15/2018 $10 issue=100th Anniversary of the First Air Mail perf=14
8/14/2018 $5.50 issue=75th Anniversary of World War II perf=14
8/14/2018 $5.50 issue=75th Anniversary of World War II perf=14
8/14/2018 $5.50 issue=75th Anniversary of World War II perf=14
8/14/2018 $5.50 issue=75th Anniversary of World War II perf=14
8/14/2018 $10 issue=75th Anniversary of World War II perf=14
8/18/2018 $4 issue=Birds 2018 perf=14
8/18/2018 $5 issue=Birds 2018 perf=14
8/18/2018 $6 issue=Birds 2018 perf=14
8/18/2018 $7 issue=Birds 2018 perf=14
8/18/2018 $11 issue=Birds 2018 perf=14
10/10/2018 $6 issue=Fishing in Montserrat perf=14
10/10/2018 $6 issue=Fishing in Montserrat perf=14
10/10/2018 $6 issue=Fishing in Montserrat perf=14
10/10/2018 $10 issue=Fishing in Montserrat perf=14
10/24/2018 $5.50 issue=Last Concorde Flight perf=14
10/24/2018 $5.50 issue=Last Concorde Flight perf=14
10/24/2018 $5.50 issue=Last Concorde Flight perf=14
10/24/2018 $5.50 issue=Last Concorde Flight perf=14
10/24/2018 $12 issue=Last Concorde Flight perf=14
12/5/2018 $5 issue=Local Trees perf=14
12/5/2018 $5 issue=Local Trees perf=14
12/5/2018 $6 issue=Local Trees perf=14
12/5/2018 $6 issue=Local Trees perf=14
12/5/2018 $10 issue=Local Trees perf=14

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