Money
Currency: US Dollar (US$) = 100 cents. Notes are in denominations of US$1000, 500, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1. Coins are in denominations of 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 cents. Japanese yen are accepted on many islands.
Currency exchange: Foreign exchange services are limited on some islands.
Credit & debit cards: MasterCard, American Express and Visa are accepted in most hotels and tourist-oriented facilities. Check with your credit or debit card company for details of merchant acceptability and other services which may be available.
Travellers cheques: US Dollar travellers cheques are advised.
Currency restrictions: These vary; see individual sections for details.
Exchange rate indicators
The following figures are included as a guide to the movements of the US Dollar against Sterling:
| Date | Nov ’01 | Aug ’02 | Nov ’02 | Feb ’03 | | £1.00= | 1.41 | 1.52 | 1.58 | 1.59 | | |
Banking hours: Mon-Thurs 1000-1500, Fri 1000-1800. There are some local variations.
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