Liberian Dollar

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Liberian Dollar

The currency of Liberia. The dollar was introduced in 1943. After a coup d'etat in 1980, many businessmen took currency out of the country, creating a shortage. During the civil war (1990-2004), Liberian dollars were looted from the Central Bank of Liberia; in response, it created a new design for some currency notes. This created effectively two currencies: a legal one authorized by the Central Bank, and an illegal one based on the looted dollars. The Liberian economy still relies on a large amount of foreign aid.

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While the contract amount for the printing of the 5,000,000,000 Liberian dollar banknotes was US$5,210,000, the indictment adds that co-defendants Weeks, Sirleaf, Hagba, Walker and Dennis allegedly paid to Crane Currency the amount of US$5,611,469.58, an excess of US$401,469.58.The indictment details that there was no signed letters for the extra Liberian dollar banknotes printed as provided for in the contract.

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For example, the midwife's salary was 1,020 Liberian dollars (LD) after taxes at JFK, a semi-autonomous hospital, and the nurse's salary was 1,050 LD.

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dollars for their services, even though the news organizations' revenues are in Liberian dollars, which is very low in value when compared with the U.S.

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Dumbar Hospital in Bong County went to him, crying because they were seriously affected from the harmonization with some receiving as low as 50 Liberian dollars as monthly salary.

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He reveals that series of text message directed to his mobile phone supposedly by employees of government speak to significant reduction of monthly salary, detailing that one notable message came from a woman claiming to be a healthcare worker assigned in one of Liberia's southeastern counties, suggesting that her salary has been reduced from 37,000 to 13,000 Liberian dollars.