the center of the coat of arms. Two versions of this denomination were released, one without the commemorative text around the centre of the coat of arms (general circulation) and one with the commemorative text. On 9 December 2019 polymer notes were distributed to banks. The government announced that the current notes would be demonetized after 31 December 2019. On 21 February 2020, the central bank announced plans to change all of its paper based notes to polymer based notes. On 27 October 2020, the central bank introduced polymer versions of the , and notes. These notes were distributed to commercial banks on 2 November 2020. They also announced that the polymer notes of the and would be introduced in January 2021. On 15 February 2021, the central bank introduced a polymer version of the and a redesigned polymer note. The paper based notes were discontinued on January 1, 2022. All banknotes have the coat of arms of Trinidad and Tobago on the obverse and an image of the central bank on the reverse. Banknotes in circulation are (red) (green) (grey) (purple) (gold) (blue) See also Central banks and currencies of the Caribbean Economy of Trinidad and Tobago Footnotes References Coins of Trinidad and Tobago from worldcoingallery.com External links About Notes and Coins at Central-Bank.org.tt Currencies introduced in 1964 Currencies of the British Empire Currencies of the Caribbean Currencies of the Commonwealth of Nations Currencies of Trinidad and Tobago Dollar Economy of Trinidad and Tobago Fixed exchange rate