Money
Currency: Slovenská Koruna (Sk) = 100 halierov. Notes are in denominations of Sk5000, 1000, 500, 100, 50 and 20. Coins are in denominations of Sk10, 5, 2 and 1, and 50, 20 and 10 halierov. Further information can be found online (website: www.nbs.sk).
Currency exchange: Foreign currency (including travellers cheques) can be exchanged at bureaux de change, main hotels, all banks, road border crossings, as well as major travel agencies.
Credit & debit cards: Major credit cards (American Express, Diners Club, Visa and MasterCard/Eurocard) and debit cards (Maestro, Eurocheque cards and Visa Electron) may be used to withdraw cash from automatic dispensers and for payments in hotels, restaurants, shops and petrol stations. Credit cards can also be used to obtain currency. Check with your credit or debit card company for details of merchant acceptability and other services which may be available.
Travellers cheques: Thomas Cook, American Express and Visa travellers cheques are accepted in banks and at bureaux de change. Exchange rate charges are at least one per cent of the nominal cheque value. To avoid additional charges, travellers are advised to take travellers cheques in Euros, US Dollars or Pounds Sterling.
Currency restrictions: The import and export of local and foreign currency is permitted. Amounts above the equivalent of Sk3,000,000 must be declared.
Exchange rate indicators
The following figures are included as a guide to the movements of the Koruna against Sterling and the US Dollar:
| Date | May ’02 | Aug ’02 | Nov ’02 | Feb ’03 | | Ł1.00= | 68.88 | 68.33 | 65.80 | 62.17 | | $1.00= | 47.26 | 44.93 | 41.61 | 39.04 |
Banking hours: Generally Mon-Fri 0800-1700.
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