<P> On January 30 , 1968 , the Jamaican House of Representatives voted to decimalize the currency by introducing the dollar , worth 10 shillings , to replace the Jamaican pound . Coins and banknotes went into circulation on September 8 , 1969 . The introduction of a decimal currency provided the opportunity for the introduction of a complete Jamaican coinage as formerly , the coins ( with the exception of the penny and halfpenny ) , were the same as those used in the United Kingdom . The reverse of the decimal coinage was designed by Christopher Ironside , O.B.E. . These coins were in circulation from 1969 to about 1990 . </P>
<P> On January 30 , 1968 , the Jamaican House of Representatives voted to decimalize the currency by introducing the dollar , worth 10 shillings , to replace the Jamaican pound . Coins and banknotes went into circulation on September 8 , 1969 . The introduction of a decimal currency provided the opportunity for the introduction of a complete Jamaican coinage as formerly , the coins ( with the exception of the penny and halfpenny ) , were the same as those used in the United Kingdom . The reverse of the decimal coinage was designed by Christopher Ironside , O.B.E. . These coins were in circulation from 1969 to about 1990 . </P>
when did jamaica start using dollars and cents
when did jamaica start using dollars and cents
September 8 , 1969
September 8 , 1969