Soviet Rouble

SUR is the currency of the Republic of Suriname. It is subdivided into 100 cents. The Suriname dollar replaced the Suriname guilder on 1 January 2004. One Suriname dollar is equal to 100 Suriname cents. The ISO 4217 code for the Suriname dollar is SRD. The Suriname dollar is pegged to the United States dollar at a rate of 1 Suriname dollar = $0.49 USD. The history of the Suriname dollar goes back to the 16th century when the first European settlers arrived in Suriname. The Dutch introduced the silver ducatoon, which was subdivided into 8 stuivers. In the 19th century, the Suriname guilder was introduced. This was subdivided into 100 cents. The Suriname guilder was replaced by the Suriname dollar on 1 January 2004. The Suriname dollar is issued by the Central Bank of Suriname. The banknotes are issued in denominations of $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100. The coins are issued in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25, and 50 cents, and 1 dollar. The Suriname dollar is pegged to the United States dollar at a rate of 1 Suriname dollar = $0.49 USD.