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| Aruban florin |
| Arubaanse florijn (Dutch) |
| ISO 4217 Code |
AWG |
| User(s) |
 Aruba (The Netherlands) |
| Inflation |
4.1% |
| Source |
Centrale Bank van Aruba, September 2006 |
| Method |
CPI |
| Pegged with |
U.S. dollar = 1.79 florin |
| Subunit |
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| 1/100 |
cent |
| Symbol |
Afl. |
| Plural |
florin |
| cent |
cent |
| Coins |
5, 10, 25, 50 cent, 1, 2½, 5 florin |
| Banknotes |
10, 25, 50, 100, 500 florin |
| Central bank |
Centrale Bank van Aruba |
| Website |
www.cbaruba.org |
| Printer |
Joh. Enschedé |
| Website |
www.joh-enschede.nl |
The florin (sign: Afl.; code: AWG) is the currency of Aruba. It is subdivided into 100 cents. The florin was introduced in 1986, replacing the Netherlands Antillean guilder at par.
[edit] History
The florin was introduced in 1986, replacing the Netherlands Antillean guilder at par. The currency has maintained the peg inherited from the gulden of 1.79 florin 1 U.S. dollar.
In 1986, coins were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 25 and 50 cents, 1 and 2½ florin. Later on the 5 florin note was replaced by a square coin and the 2½ coin was discontinued. The 5 florin was later on in 2005 replaced with a round golden coin. All coins are struck in nickel-bonded steel with exception of the 5 florin which is a combination of copper and other metals. The 50 cent is the only square-shaped coin remaining, also known as "yotin".[citation needed]
[edit] Banknotes
In 1986, banknotes were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 florin. 500 florin notes were introduced in 1993, with the 5 florin note replaced by a coin in 1995.
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Currencies of the Americas |
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Aruban florin · Bahamian dollar · Barbadian dollar · Cayman Islands dollar · Cuban peso · Cuban convertible peso · Dominican peso · East Caribbean dollar ( Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) · Euro (Saint Martin, Saint Barthélemy, Guadeloupe, Martinique) · Haitian gourde · Jamaican dollar · Netherlands Antillean gulden · Trinidad and Tobago dollar · U.S. dollar ( Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands; British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands)
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