10 Dollars

Saint Eustatius has no independent monetary authority — it is a special municipality of the Netherlands, and its official currency is the US dollar. This piece is a local issue produced for collector and commemorative purposes rather than genuine circulation, a category the Netherlands Antilles and its successor entities have used periodically to assert distinct local identity within the Dutch constitutional framework. The island's economy, once the busiest trading hub in the Atlantic world during the 18th century, now supports fewer than 4,000 residents.