Guernsey Pound

The Guernsey Pound (currency code GGP) is the currency used in Guernsey.

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Exchange Rates

The Guernsey Pound is on par with the Pound Sterling (GBP), used in the United Kingdom. There are 0.543066 Guernsey Pounds per US Dollar and 0.695447 Guernsey Pounds per Euro (as of October 2004).

Where the currency is accepted

You may use the Guernsey Pound, the Pound Sterling, the Jersey Pound and the Scottish Pound in Guernsey. Some shops will also accept euros and you can always exchange other currencies in bureaux de change.

The Guernsey Pound is legal tender only in Guernsey, but also circulates freely in Jersey. You can also exchange it in other places using banks and bureaux de change.

Coinage

Guernsey issues its own coinage in values equivalent to the coinage used in Britain. UK, Jersey and Isle of Man coins are also found in circulation in Guernsey.

Designs on reverse of Guernsey coins:

Banknotes


Value Predominant colour Height Width Pictures on front Pictures on back
£1 Green 65 mm 128 mm
  • Daniel De Lisle Brock, Bailiff of Guernsey 1762 - 1842
  • The Market, St Peter Port
    • £5 Pink 70 mm 137 mm
  • Queen Elizabeth II
  • Fort Grey
    • Hanois Lighthouse 1862
    • £10 Blue/Orange 75 mm 142 mm
  • Queen Elizabeth II
  • Saumarez Park
    • Les Niaux Watermill
    • Le Trepid Dolmen
    • £20 Pink 80 mm 150 mm
  • Queen Elizabeth II
  • Vale Castle
    • St Sampson's Church


    • External Links

    • Guernsey Numismatic (http://www.guernsey.net/~sgibbs/numismatics/) Lists and pictures historical and present day coins and notes
    • xe.com (http://www.xe.com/ucc/full.shtml) A tool for calculating exchange rates for every currency, including the Guernsey Pound


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