African & Caribbean money

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Some countries in Africa and in the Caribbean print similar-looking bills, but each country puts its own distinctive mark on them. Usually, a letter is assigned to appear on a particular country’s money. The letter may appear by itself or as part of the bill’s serial number. These code letters may also change over time, meaning that the same letter may represent a different country, depending on the year of the bill. Here is a list of countries and the letters that represent them:

West African Nations, 1959-Present
A - Ivory Coast
B - Benin (former Dahomey)
C - Burkina Faso (former Upper Volta)
D - Mali
E - Mauritania (until 1973)
H - Niger
K - Senegal
S - Guinea-Bissau (1997-present)
T - Togo
Note: The currency entity in these countries is the BCEAO (Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, or Central Bank of the West African States). Mauritania dropped out of the BCEAO in 1973, and Guinea-Bissau joined in 1997.

Central African Nations, 1993-2002
C - Congo Brazzaville
E - Cameroon
F - Central African Republic
L - Gabon
N - Equatorial Guinea
P - Chad

Central African Nations, 2003-Present
A - Gabon
C - Chad
F - Equatorial Guinea
M - Central African Republic
T - Congo Brazzaville
U - Cameroon
Note: The currency entity in these countries is the BEAC (Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale, or Bank of the Central African States). Congo Brazzaville is different from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (former Zaire).

Caribbean Countries, 1983-Present
A - Antigua & Barbuda
D - Dominica
G - Grenada
K - Saint Kitts & Nevis
L - Saint Lucia
M - Montserrat
U - Anguilla
V - Saint Vincent & The Grenadines
Note: The currency entity in these countries is the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank.


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