British Guiana Currency Board
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The British Guiana Currency Board was the colonial-era institution responsible for issuing and managing the currency and maintaining monetary stability in British Guiana.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial monetary authority
ⓘ
currency board ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | British Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backingAsset | sterling reserves ⓘ |
| country | British Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currencyIssued | British Guiana dollar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 1965 ⓘ |
| ensures | full backing of currency by external reserves ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Georgetown, British Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | colonial-era currency issuer in the British West Indies ⓘ |
| industry |
central banking
ⓘ
monetary authority ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Colony of British Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | statutory body ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
issue currency
ⓘ
maintain monetary stability ⓘ manage currency ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | currency board system ⓘ |
| monitors | foreign exchange reserves of British Guiana ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Government of British Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British colonial monetary system ⓘ |
| regulates | money supply in British Guiana ⓘ |
| regulatoryScope | monetary policy implementation under currency board rules ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Bank of Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedCurrencyAuthorityOf | British Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
coin issue
ⓘ
exchange rate stability ⓘ note issue ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| serviceArea | British Guiana economy ⓘ |
| succeededBy | national central bank of Guyana ⓘ |
| supervises |
circulation of banknotes in British Guiana
ⓘ
circulation of coins in British Guiana ⓘ |
| usesCurrency | British Guiana dollar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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