NationStates Jolt Archive

The Socialist Republic of New Haven announced today that it will be dropping the official USR currency in favor of a domestic currency called the New Haven Dollar. Twenty New Haven Dollars will be equal to 1 USD (Universal Standard Dollars), and will be provided in the following currency denominations:

Coinage:

1 NHD (copper) (5 US cents)
5 NHD (nickel-plated copper) (25 US cents)
10 NHD (nickel-plated copper) (50 US Cents)
20 NHD (copper with gold-plated rim (out to 5mm from the rim) and nickel-plated center) (1 USD)

The heads of all coins will bear the image of the President of New Haven. The tails of all coins will bear the five stars representing New Haven's controlled systems with a hammer and sickle in the center.

Paper currency:

20 NHD (1 USD)
40 NHD (2 USD)
100 NHD (5 USD)
200 NHD (10 USD)
400 NHD (20 USD)
1000 NHD (50 USD)
2000 NHD (100 USD)

20 NHD Front Portrait - President of New Haven
20 NHD Rear Image - New Freeport Citadel
40 NHD Front Portrait - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
40 NHD Rear Image - Freeport Citadel
100 NHD Front Portrait - Chief of the Aerospace Forces
100 NHD Rear Image - Asherton City Citadel
200 NHD Front Portrait - Chief of Land Forces
200 NHD Rear Image - Continential City Citadel
400 NHD Front Portrait - Chief of Covert and Special Operations
400 NHD Rear Image - New Asherton City Citadel
1000 NHD Front Portrait - Chief of Strategic and Defense Forces
1000 NHD Rear Image - Stanley City Citadel
2000 NHD Front Portrait - First Speaker of the Legislature
2000 NHD Rear Image - Baltic City Citadel


The new currency is expected to be available for exchange by [May 3rd, 2005].

OOC:

Universal Standard Dollars are RL United States Dollars