The pula is the nominated currency in use in Botswana. The word pula actually means rain, which is of great importance to those living in the country as it is very dry in nature. The pula is a decimal currency
Botswana Pula – BWP
France Euro – EUR
France is familiar to many people living in England as it is easy enough to hop across the English Channel to Calais or Dunkirk to spend a day in the country. Of course this is a big country and it
Finland Euro – EUR
Finland is known as a Baltic country and it was one of the first countries in the Eurozone to adopt the new euro currency on the 1st January 1999. A three year period then went by before the currency moved
Malta Euro – EUR
Prior to adopting the euro Malta used the Maltese lira. Now it is one of the many European countries to use the euro as its official currency. What coins and notes are available for this currency? Malta uses the same
Slovenia Euro – EUR
Slovenia is a relatively small country but it is one of the many European countries that now uses the euro. You can find out more about it and what to expect when you visit the country below. What coins and
East Caribbean Dollar – XCD
This is one of a handful of world currencies that refers not to a single country but to a region of the world – in this case the Eastern Caribbean states. Officially it is used by the Organisation of Eastern
Mexico Pesos – MXN
The peso is the currency of choice for Mexico. While it is not a dollar currency it does use the dollar symbol ($) as the sign used to show an amount of money. This can be confusing when you first
Israeli New Shekel – ILS
The people of Israel use the new shekel as their chosen currency. They have done so for several years now after getting rid of the old shekel back in the Eighties. The plural for shekel is shkalim. It is a
Norway Krone – NOK
If you travel to Norway you will use their official currency which is the krone. The plural for this is kroner and it means crown. There are other variations of the krone used in other European countries as well, such
Russia Rouble – RUB
If you visit Russia on holiday you will need the Russian rouble – or ruble, as it is sometimes spelled – to get by. This decimal currency is subdivided into 100 kopecks, which can also be spelled kopeks or copecks.