The ECCB inherited the East Caribbean Currency Authority's island-suffix system when it was established in 1983, and this series continued that practice — each note's serial number carries a letter identifying the issuing territory, giving a single regional currency the appearance of quasi-national variants. Collectors often chase complete suffix sets, which requires sourcing from eight jurisdictions across the Eastern Caribbean.
Sir Cecil Jacobs served as the ECCB's first Governor; K. Dwight Venner succeeded him in 1989, which is why the mid-series transition appears mid-run across multiple suffix letters rather than at a clean series break.
The ECCB inherited the East Caribbean Currency Authority's island-suffix system when it was established in 1983, and this series continued that practice — each note's serial number carries a letter identifying the issuing territory, giving a single regional currency the appearance of quasi-national variants. Collectors often chase complete suffix sets, which requires sourcing from eight jurisdictions across the Eastern Caribbean.
Sir Cecil Jacobs served as the ECCB's first Governor; K. Dwight Venner succeeded him in 1989, which is why the mid-series transition appears mid-run across multiple suffix letters rather than at a clean series break.