US Dollar to Jamaican Dollar — exchange rate

The US dollar ($) is the national currency of the United States of America, one of the global reserve currencies. It is used as an official currency unit in Salvador, Marshall Islands, Panama, Bermuda. USD is used as an abbreviation for convenience and internationalization purposes.

The US dollar is subdivided into cents. Every dollar has 100 cents. The currency has existed since 1792. The first dollars were made out of silver, then paper notes appeared. They have had the traditional greenish or grey color from the outset. Around 35 million pieces of dollars of different denomination worth 635 million emigrate to the USA daily. 95% of the banknotes are to replace worn-out notes.

The Jamaican dollar is the national currency issued and used for payment on the territory of Jamaica. On the international market, it is traditionally called JMD. Inside the country, the term is JD or J$.

Cents are used as change for the Jamaican dollar. One JMD correlates to 100 cents. $ has been used for payment since 1969. Before that time, there had been Jamaican pounds. Along with them, there had been the British West Indies dollar. The Cayman Island had used this currency for a long time as well. However, later on, this state created its own currency. Today, Cayman uses the Cayman Islands dollar.