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Curaçao - Money

Currency & Money

Currency information

US Dollars are accepted everywhere but at the moment the official currency is the Netherlands Antilles Guilder or Florin (ANG; symbol ƒ) which is going to be phased out and replaced by the Caribbean Guilder (CMg). Notes are in denominations of 200, 100, 50, 20 and 10. Coins are in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 cents, 1 guilder, and 5 guilder coins. The Caribbean guilder is pegged to the US Dollar (US$ 1 = CMg 1.79).

Credit cards

Major credit cards are widely accepted. Debit cards are accepted in large shops and supermarkets. There are some ATMs.

ATM

There are some ATMs.

Travellers cheques

Widely accepted. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, traveller's cheques in US Dollars are advised.

Banking hours

Mon-Fri 0800-1530.

Currency restriction

The import and export of local and foreign currency is unrestricted. Amounts over ANG20,000 or equivalent must be declared.

Currency exchange

Available in banks and bureaux de change.

Visa and passport information is updated regularly and is correct at the time of publishing. You should verify critical travel information independently with the relevant embassy before you travel.
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