If you ever decide a holiday in Guatemala is for you, you’ll use the quetzal while you are there. While this may sound like an odd name it is actually the name of a bird – none other than the
How Much Foreign Currency Do You Have?
An interesting news item hit the internet recently regarding un-exchanged currency. Are you one of the many Brits that has some cash tucked away that you’d forgotten about?
Bulgaria Lev – BGN
The European country of Bulgaria uses the lev as its official currency. This is a decimal currency and the sub-unit is known as the stotinka. The currency has been pegged to the Euro but the country has not yet adopted
Cambodia Riel – KHR
If you should ever go to Cambodia you will find yourself using the riel as this is their chosen currency and has been for some years now. However as you will soon learn you will also see the US dollar
Ghana Cedi – GHS
Visitors to Ghana today will use their currency, known as the cedi. This is a decimal currency and it is split into 100 pesewas. You may also see sika denominations but you shouldn’t accept these or try to use them
Chile Peso – CLP
If you go to Chile you will use the Chilean peso to pay for things. As with every peso currency in the world, this one is split into 100 centavos. However this is now really a moot point as there
Bahamas Dollar – BSD
You will undoubtedly have heard of several dollar currencies in the world today. This one is known as the Bahamian dollar and it is the legal currency used in the Bahamas. It uses the traditional dollar sign but has the
Slovakia Euro – EUR
Before 1st January 2009 Slovakia used the koruna, but now it uses the euro as it adopted the European currency on that date. You can find out more about the currency and the country itself in the rest of this
Latvia Euro – EUR
The currency used in Latvia from 1st January 2014 is the euro. Before this point Latvians used the lats, which had been in use for decades. What coins and notes are available for this currency? Latvia now uses the same
Pakistan Rupee – PKR
You have no doubt heard of the rupee as a form of currency before, since Pakistan is not the only country in the world that uses it. However as is the case with the dollar, with different types in use