Demonetized Currencies List | Dead Currencies & Currency Risk Tracker

Search 611 dead currencies by code, country, lifespan, demonetized year, and cause of replacement.

A searchable Newhedge table of dead currencies, redenominations, replacements, hyperinflation collapses, source links, and live currency watch signals.

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How to call

Request format

GET

curl -X GET "https://newhedge.io/api/v2/metrics/demonetized-currencies/METRIC_NAME?api_token=YOUR_TOKEN"

Query params

api_token (required) — 24 character token.

Path params

:metric_name — one of the metric names listed below.

Responses

200 with JSON payload, 401 for missing/invalid token, 404 for missing resources.

Metrics

Each metric is fetched independently. Responses are trimmed samples to show structure.

1 metrics

Metric

Demonetized currencies dataset

Data used by the Demonetized Currencies chart.

Endpoint

https://newhedge.io/api/v2/metrics/demonetized-currencies/demonetized_currencies?api_token=YOUR_TOKEN

Replace `YOUR_TOKEN` with your API token.

Sample response

200 Successful response

{
  "currency_watch": [
    {
      "risk": "High",
      "signal": "RBZ has had to reaffirm ZiG legal-tender status after the 2024 transition from ZWL.",
      "status": "New currency under pressure",
      "source_url": "https://www.rbz.co.zw/documents/public_notice/Public_Notice_-_ZiG_Legal_Status.pdf",
      "source_name": "Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe",
      "country_code": "ZW",
      "country_name": "Zimbabwe",
      "currency_code": "ZWG",
      "currency_name": "Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG)"
    },
    {
      "risk": "Medium",
      "signal": "The central bank has publicly warned against contracts and payments being executed in foreign currency instead of SSP.",
      "status": "Domestic currency substitution risk",
      "source_url": "https://boss.gov.ss/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/SSP-as-legal-tender-for-2023.2-version.pdf",
      "source_name": "Bank of South Sudan",
      "country_code": "SS",
      "country_name": "South Sudan",
      "currency_code": "SSP",
      "currency_name": "South Sudanese Pound"
    },
    {
      "risk": "Medium",
      "signal": "ECOWAS still targets an ECO common currency, though launch timing has repeatedly slipped.",
      "status": "Single-currency roadmap",
      "source_url": "https://ecowas.int/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Vision2050_EN_Web.pdf",
      "source_name": "ECOWAS Vision 2050",
      "country_code": null,
      "country_name": "West Africa",
      "currency_code": "XOF / ECOWAS",
      "currency_name": "West African CFA franc and ECOWAS currencies"
    }
  ],
  "region_options": [
    "South Asia",
    "Southeast Asia",
    "West Africa"
  ],
  "category_options": [
    "Other",
    "State change",
    "War / conquest"
  ]
}