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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 0.563222 Guernsey pounds per U.S. dollar and 0.67964 Guernsey pounds per euro (as of November 2005). Jump to: navigation, search The pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom (UK). ... Jump to: navigation, search USD redirects here. ... Jump to: navigation, search The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, collectively known as the Eurozone. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Where the currency is accepted

The Guernsey pound, the pound sterling (including Scottish and Northern Irish notes) and the Jersey pound may be used in Guernsey. Some shops will also accept euros and other currencies can be exchanged in bureaux de change. British banknotes are the banknotes of the United Kingdom and British Islands, denominated in pounds sterling (GBP). ... British banknotes are the banknotes of the United Kingdom and British Islands, denominated in pounds sterling (GBP). ... Jump to: navigation, search The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, collectively known as the Eurozone. ... The term Bureau de Change is a term used, mainly in Europe, to describe a bank or facility which changes one currency to another. ...


The Guernsey pound is legal tender only in Guernsey, but also circulates freely in Jersey. It can also be exchanged in other places using banks and bureaux de change. Legal tender or forced tender is payment that cannot be refused in settlement of a debt by virtue of law. ... The term Bureau de Change is a term used, mainly in Europe, to describe a bank or facility which changes one currency to another. ...


Coinage

Guernsey issues its own coinage in values equivalent to the coinage used in Britain. U.K., Jersey, and Isle of Man coins are also found in circulation in Guernsey. The British Crown Dependency of the Bailiwick of Guernsey has its own currency, the Guernsey pound, which is linked to the Pound Sterling. ... This article concerns British coinage, the coinage of the United Kingdom. ...


Designs on reverse of Guernsey coins:

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Banknotes

Value Predominant colour Height Width Pictures on front Pictures on back
£1 Green 65 mm 128 mm
£5 Pink 70 mm 137 mm
  • Fort Grey
  • Hanois Lighthouse 1862
£10 Blue/Orange 75 mm 142 mm
  • Saumarez Park
  • Les Niaux Watermill
  • Le Trepid Dolmen
£20 Pink 80 mm 150 mm
  • Vale Castle
  • St Sampson's Church

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External links

  • Guernsey Numismatic Lists and pictures, historical and present-day coins and notes
  • xe.com A tool for calculating exchange rates for every currency, including the Guernsey pound


Currencies of Europe
Eurozone Euro
Nordic countries Danish krone | Faroese króna | Icelandic króna | Norwegian krone | Swedish krona
Baltic Estonian kroon | Latvian lat | Lithuanian litas
Western Swiss franc | British pound | Guernsey pound | Isle of Man pound | Jersey pound
Central Czech koruna | Hungarian forint | Polish złoty | Slovak koruna | Slovenian tolar
Eastern Belarusian ruble | Moldovan leu | Russian rouble | Transnistrian rouble | Ukrainian hryvnia
Southeastern Albanian lek | Bulgarian lev | Bosnian konvertibilna marka | Croatian kuna | Macedonian denar | Romanian leu | Serbian dinar
Mediterranean Cypriot pound | Gibraltar pound | Maltese lira | New Turkish lira
Transcaucasia Armenian dram | Azeri manat | Georgian lari

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Guernsey Financial Overview (2387 words)
Guernsey is the home to the offshore operations of many of the world’s largest banks, investment, and insurance companies (although Jersey remains by far the largest of the British Isles offshore jurisdictions in terms of its offshore deposits and mutual funds).
Guernsey is the second largest of the Channel Islands and is situated in the English Channel, 130 kilometres south of the English mainland.
The Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound.
Guernsey Pound (444 words)
In Guernsey, the penny (1/240 of a pound) was subdivided into 8 ''doubles'', with coins issued in denominations of 1, 2, 4 and 8 doubles.
The Guernsey pound is on par with the pound sterling (GBP), used in the United Kingdom.
The Guernsey pound, the pound sterling (including Scottish and Northern Irish notes) and the Jersey pound may be used in Guernsey.
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