The dollar was the currency of

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until 1830. The currency consisted of counterstamped Spanish and French colonial coins. The dollar was subdivided into 72 ''

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'', each of 1½ pence. Around 1801, coins were issued for 1, 4, 6, 7 and 9 black dogs with the word "Nevis" and the denomination stamped on them. The 1 black dog coins were countermarked on

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n 2

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, whilst the 9 black dogs were made from Spanish colonial 1

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coins. In 1830, sterling was established as the official currency of the island. Since 1935, dollars have once more circulated on Nevis, first the

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, then the

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References

* Modern obsolete currencies Economy of Saint Kitts and Nevis 1830 disestablishments Currencies of the Caribbean {{SaintKittsNevis-stub