Vanuatu: Coins Issued and Used

Showing only circulating coin types (regular coinage plus circulating commemoratives).

Vanuatu (1980 - )
Information about what currencies were issued by Vanuatu, with lists of coinage, as well as periods when foreign-issued currencies were used.
Currency: Vatu. Used in Vanuatu: (1981 - present)
CurrencyVatu
PeriodVatu
Used1981 - present
Description

The vatu (sign: VT; ISO 4217: VUV) is the currency of Vanuatu. The vatu has no subdivisions.

The vatu was introduced in 1981, one year after independence, to replace the New Hebrides franc at par. The vatu was issued as a single unit with no subunit, having 1 vatu being the smallest denomination possible, in a similar vein to the Japanese yen and Tajikistani ruble.

The official ISO code for the Vanuatu vatu is VUV. Its nationally recognized symbol Vt is the most often used in written format. The vatu's introduction also saw the end of the official circulation of the Australian dollar in Vanuatu.

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