Other countries that use ' United States dollar' Country or territory Gulden Netherlands Indonesian rupiah (1969-present now)
Tuvaluan dollar along with the Australian dollar New Zealand and its territories and dependencies Namibian dollar along with the South African rand
Kiribati dollar along with the Australian dollar Rupee, Real (Spanish/Colonial Spain: Mexican), Chinese cash Newfoundland dollar 1865–1949 in the Dominion of Newfoundland The name 'dollar' originates from Bohemia and a 29 g silver-coin called the Joachimsthaler.Įconomies that use a 'dollar' Currency The symbol for most of those currencies is the dollar sign $ in the same way as many countries using peso currencies.
Others include the Australian dollar, Brunei dollar, Canadian dollar, Eastern Caribbean dollar, Hong Kong dollar, Jamaican dollar, Liberian dollar, Namibian dollar, New Taiwan dollar, New Zealand dollar, Singapore dollar, Trinidad and Tobago Dollar and several others. The United States dollar, named after the international currency known as the Spanish dollar, was established in 1792 and is the first so named that still survives. Countries that formerly used a dollar currency The Joachimsthaler of the Kingdom of Bohemia was the first thaler (dollar).ĭollar is the name of more than 25 currencies.
