| 1825 |
British silver and copper coins introduced in general circulation |
| 1834 |
British silver 3d and 11/2d coins introduced into Jamaica |
| 1836 |
First commercial bank, the Bank of Jamaica established |
| 1837 |
Colonial Bank, incorporated in England in 1836, begin operations in Jamaica |
| 1839 |
Planters Bank established and issues bank notes |
| 1840 |
British currency legal tender of Jamaica |
| 1848 |
Planters Bank terminated its operations |
| 1864 |
London and Colonial Bank began operating in Jamaica |
| 1864 |
Bank of Jamaica ceased operations |
| 1865 |
London and Colonial Bank closed |
| 1869 |
First Jamaican coins issued in denominations of penny (1d) and half-penny (1/2d) |
| 1880 |
First Jamaican farthing issued |
| 1889 |
Branch of Bank of Nova Scotia Ltd established in Jamaica |
| 1900 |
Bank of Nova Scotia issues bank notes in denominations of £1 and £5 pounds |
| 1911 |
Royal Bank of Canada begins operating in Jamaica |
| 1920 |
First Government of Jamaica bank notes issued in denominations of 2/6,5/- and 10/- |
| 1922 |
2/6 note withdrawn from circulation |
| 1925 |
Colonial Bank incorporated with Barclays Bank |
| 1926 |
Barclays Bank incorporated with the Anglo-Egyptian Bank and the National Bank of South Africa. Group known as Barclays Bank, Dominion, Colonial and Overseas (DCO) Notes issued in name of Barclays Bank D.C.O. |
| 1939 |
Currency Board established |
| 1940 |
Government of Jamaica issues £1 and £5 notes |
| 1954 |
Private commercial banks prohibited from issuing bank notes |
| 1958 |
Commercial bank notes demonetized |
| 1960 |
Bank of Jamaica (central bank) established. |
| 1961 |
Bank of Jamaica began operations. Notes issued in denominations of 5/-, 10/- 1 and £5 |
| 1962 |
Jamaica gained independence from Great Britain. No change in notes and coins in
circulation. |
| 1969 |
Jamaica changed to a decimal system of currency (8 September) using dollars and cents Coins issued in denominations of 1c, 5c, 10c , 20c, 25c, Notes issued in denominations of 50c, $1, $2and $10 |
| 1970 |
$5 note introduced |
| 1970 |
Metallic content of 1c changed from copper to bronze |
| 1975 |
New aluminium 1c coins introduced |
| 1976 |
50c note replaced by a coin and $20 note introduced |
| 1978 |
New $10 and $20 introduced. Old notes demonetized |
| 1985 |
Size of notes standardized and blind feature introduced |
| 1986 |
$100 note introduced |
| 1988 |
$50 note introduced |
| 1990 |
$1 note replaced by a coin |
| 1991 |
New 25c and 10c coins introduced |
| 1993 |
Metallic content of $1 coin changed from nickel-brass to brass-plated steel |
| 1994 |
$500 note introduced |
| 1995 |
New $1, 25c and 10c coins introduced |
| 1997 |
Old coins (5c, 10c, 20c, 25c, 50c and $1) demonetized |
| 1999 |
$10 note replaced by a coin |
| 2000 |
$1 000 note introduced and $20 note replaced by coin |
