Countries and Regions Which Have Previously Used The Dollar
- Malaysia: the Malaysian Ringgit used to be called the "Malaysian Dollar". The surrounding territories (that is, Malaya, British North Borneo, Sarawak, Brunei, and Singapore) used several varieties of dollars (for example, Straits dollar, Malayan dollar, Sarawak dollar, British North Borneo dollar; Malaya and British Borneo dollar) before Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei gained their independence from the United Kingdom. See also for a complete list of currencies.
- Spain: the Spanish dollar is closely related to the Dollars and Euros used today.
- Rhodesia: the Rhodesian dollar replaced the Rhodesian pound in 1970 and it was used until Zimbabwe came into being in 1980.
- Zimbabwe: once used the Zimbabwe dollar, but abolished it and now use the US dollar.
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