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Currency: Norwegian Krone (NOK) = 100 øre. Notes are in denominations of NOK1000, 500, 200, 100 and 50. Coins are in denominations of NOK20, 10, 5 and 1, and 50 øre.
Currency exchange: Eurocheque cards allow encashment of personal cheques. ATMs are widely available.
Credit & debit cards: All major credit and debit cards are widely accepted. Check with your credit or debit card company for details of merchant acceptability and other services which may be available.
Travellers cheques: Accepted in banks, hotels, shops and by airlines.
Currency restrictions: The import of local and foreign currency is unlimited. The export of local currency is limited to NOK5000. The export of foreign currency is unlimited, provided proof is shown that the currency was imported or obtained by conversion of other currencies.
Exchange rate indicators
The following figures are included as a guide to the movements of the Norwegian Krone against Sterling and the US Dollar:
| Date | May ’02 | Aug ’02 | Nov ’02 | Feb ’03 | | £1.00= | 11.75 | 11.60 | 11.56 | 11.12 | | $1.00= | 8.06 | 7.62 | 7.31 | 6.98 |
Banking hours: Mon-Wed and Fri 0815-1530 (1500 in summer), Thurs 0815-1800.
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