Vatican City will be familiar to many people, even if they have never been there. You will almost certainly feel the same. This tiny area of Rome is called an enclave, and it actually exists as an independent state in
Vatican City Euro – EUR
Faroe Islands Krona – no ISO code
The Faroe Islands use the Faroese krona as their daily currency. However the Danish krone is also used there and in reality the Faroese version is not a proper currency. Instead it is merely another version of the Danish krone.
Greenland Danish Krone – DKK
Most people have heard of Greenland even if they’re not sure where it is located on a map. However you may not know it uses a currency that was originally created for use in Denmark – the Danish krone. What
Guernsey Pound – no ISO code
If you read through some of the entries on this page you will find it difficult to come across very many currencies that do not have an official ISO code for use on the currency markets. The Guernsey pound is
Gibraltar Pound – GIP
The territory of Gibraltar uses the Gibraltar pound as its currency. This is essentially the same as the British pound and the coins and notes look very similar to that issue as well. However there are specific ones that are
Anguilla East Caribbean Dollar – XCD
Anguilla is an island that uses the East Caribbean dollar as its usual currency. It is a British overseas territory. While some such territories use the currency chosen by the country that holds jurisdiction over them, this isn’t the case
Bonaire US Dollar – USD
Plenty of islands in the world have their own currency. However Bonaire, a beautiful island in the Caribbean, does not. It uses the long-established US dollar as its official currency. What coins and notes are available for this currency? You’ll
Cameroon CFA Franc – XAF
Cameroon is one of a handful of countries that use the Central African CFA franc. The letters CFA stand for Communaute Financiere Africaine. There is a central bank for the African states that issues this currency to all the participating
Dominica East Caribbean Dollar – XCD
The island of Dominica uses the East Caribbean dollar as its national currency. This might give you an idea of where in the world the island is located, but we’ll find out more about that below. What coins and notes
Indonesia Rupiah – IDR
Indonesia uses the rupiah as its official currency, although you may also hear the currency referred to as the perak. This is basically a colloquial term for the currency. It is an example of a world currency that is decimal