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Haiti - Did you know ? : The Haitian Gourde is the 5th oldest circulating currency in the world
21/10/2024 09:49:32

The Haitian Gourde (1813) is the fifth oldest circulating currency in the world. In addition to being very old, it is, along with the Dominican peso, one of only two currencies originating from the Caribbean

In first place is the oldest currency still in circulation, dating back to the Middle Ages in the 800s. This is the Pound Sterling, the official currency of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and some British Overseas Territories.

The second oldest currency is the Serbian Dinar, created in 1214 when Stephen Nemanjić ruled Raška (the central medieval state of Serbia).

The Russian Ruble (1300), the official currency of the Russian Federation, occupies third place.

In fourth place is the most traded currency in the world, the US Dollar (1785).

The 5th oldest currency is the Haitian Gourde. It first circulated as Haitian currency in 1813. Before its introduction, the country used the French colonial pound. The name Gourde is French, but originates from an old Spanish currency called "gordos", a diminutive of "pesos gordos". The name evolved to the current spelling to reflect the French language.

In 6th place is the Falkland pound created in 1833 and used in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

The Dominican peso (1844) comes in 7th place followed in 8th place by the Swiss franc (1850), the official currency of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is the only currency denominated in francs that remains in Europe. The last two oldest currencies are the Canadian dollar 9th (1871) and the Japanese yen 10th (1871).

TOP 10 oldest currencies ("World of Statistics") :

#1 British Pound sterling : year 800;
#2 Serbian Dinar : year 1214;
#3 Russian Ruble : year 300;
#4 American Dollar : year 1785;
#5 Haitian Gourde : year 1813;
#6 Falkland Pound : year 1833;
#7 Dominican Peso : year 1844;
#8 Swiss Franc : year 1850;
#9 Canadian Dollar : year 1871;
#10 Japanese Yen : year 1871.

HL/ HaitiLibre