determining the date of Jamaican dollars
yawnmoth
That image says 1.2.93 in the bottom right corner. Does that mean the
bill was issued on January 2, 1993? If so that seems a bit odd since,
according to <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_dollar#Banknotes>,
the $2 bill was dropped in 1989.
Tony Clayton
I imagine that Wikipedia has it wrong, then.
You need to beware of Wikipedia, as because it is open access people
write things there that are not necessarily true.
As far as I can see from a little
web research, the 1993 issue was the last for the Jamacian $2 bill.
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Tony Clayton
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Jud
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> That image says 1.2.93 in the bottom right corner. Does that mean the
> bill was issued on January 2, 1993? If so that seems a bit odd since,
> according to <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_dollar#Banknotes>,
> the $2 bill was dropped in 1989.
Actually, the dating is February 1, 1993. As Tony said, don't trust
Wikipedia for everything. Currently in Jamaica, the lowest
denomination coin being used is JMD$10, with the JMD$20 even more
common. I have been a frequent visitor to Jamaica and can remember the
50¢ bill, and the largest bill was $10. Now the $1000 bill is used the
most. Ever since they floated the currency the exchange rate has gone
way up. I haven't checked recently, but on my last trip in January, it
was JMD$82/US$1. A beer will cost you $300! But it sure is fun playing
poker with their money.
Jamaica Jud
BTW, I use JMD$50 and JMD$100 bills for bookmarks. Costs less than a
bookmark!
Zapp Brannigan
"Jud" <numis...@aol.com> wrote in message
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Jamaica Jud
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I've traveled to countries with absurdly high exchange rates with the US $.
I was in Brasil when the exchange rate was 25,000 cruzados or crusieros or
whatever per dollar.
One feels wealthy with a bankroll containing notes with 5 zeroes on it!
Tony Clayton
Until you try buying a beer, then you still need a lot of zeroes!!
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"Tony Clayton" <to...@tclayton.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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Indeed. The lowest denomination bill was so worthless that even the most poverty
stricken residents wouldn't bother to pick them up off the street.
They also refused to pick up the aluminum coins which had to be worth more as
metal than face value.
