Money
Currency: Lilangeni (E) = 100 cents. The plural of Lilangeni is Emalangeni. Notes are in denominations of E200, 100, 50, 20 and 10. Coins are in denominations of E5, 2 and 1, and 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 cents. The South African Rand is also accepted as legal tender (E1 = 1 Rand) although coins are not accepted.
Currency exchange: Visitors are advised to exchange Emalangeni back into their own currency before leaving Swaziland.
Credit & debit cards: American Express, Visa and MasterCard are widely accepted. Check with your credit or debit card company for details of merchant acceptability and other facilities which may be available.
Travellers cheques: Widely accepted. Several banks will exchange travellers cheques, but to avoid additional exchange rate charges, travellers are advised to take them in Euros, US Dollars or Pounds Sterling.
Currency restrictions: The import and export of foreign and local currency is unrestricted.
Exchange rate indicators
The following figures are included as a guide to the movements of the Lilangeni against Sterling and the US Dollar:
| Date | May ’02 | Aug ’02 | Nov ’02 | Feb ’03 | | £1.00= | 14.58 | 16.45 | 14.99 | 12.83 | | $1.00= | 10.00 | 10.81 | 9.48 | 8.06 |
Banking hours: Mon-Fri 0830-1430, Sat 0830-1100.
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