Caribbean Icons on Paper
June 23, 2026
The member countries of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines) will replace Queen Elizabeth II’s portrait with prominent Caribbean figures on future bank notes. The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s (ECCB) monetary council first approved the change on July 21, 2023. Timothy Antoine, the governor of the ECCB, expects that group will reveal and make available the first set of notes in 2027.
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