The Deca (Cascadian: Déxá) is the official currency of the Democratic Republic of the Pacific. The United States dollar is still used in trade, however, not officially and is not accepted by any nationalized companies. The deca is represented by the symbol Đ, and is subdivided into 100 cents (đ). Unlike any other nation, the Ministry for Monetary Funding of the Pacifican Republic ended the minting of all coins on 1 January 2010 citing costs and an evolving economy. All cents are now produced in banknotes, and has been since 1 December 2009.