On Another ECCB Dispatch, the polymer five-dollar note will be released by the end of next month.
The ECCB launched its family of polymer EC notes in May last year, firstly with the 50-dollar denomination.
The 100, 20 and 10-dollar notes followed shortly afterwards.
The release of the five-dollar, which was initially projected for September last year, has been delayed, due to a decrease in demand for the note.
The Acting Director of the Currency Management Department at the ECCB, Rosbert Humphrey, says although five-dollar notes are in circulation more than any other denomination, itโs the least demanded note.
Humphrey further explains that the polymer five-dollar notes may not be issued in all of the ECCB member countries at the same time, since the commercial banks in each country have a different level of stock, which would determine when the new notes are released.
Humphrey also encourages the Eastern Caribbean public to continue taking care of the polymer banknotes.
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Acting Director of the Currency Management Department in the ECCB, Rosbert Humphrey.
