Rates Effective From: Monday, 9th March 2020

CurrencyBank NotesInternational Payments
Sell RateBuy RateRemittance Rate
EURO - European Union1.11551.19181.1328
ZAR - South Africa18.511921.389419.1027
ZAR is exchanged with a 2% Commission Charge
USD - United States of America1.21731.36461.2496
GBP - Great BritainGBP is exchanged with a 2% Commission Charge

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Exchanging Foreign Money into Local Money

Bank of St Helena is able to change, for St Helena Pounds, bank notes into the following world currencies:

GBP UK Pounds Sterling

 

EUR European Union Euro

 

ZAR South African Rand

 

USD United States Dollars

 

Notes
Coins
Cheques

(Bank of St Helena Ltd does not accept the €500 bank note)

 

Changing Local Money into Foreign Money

Subject to availability, the bank is able to convert St Helena Pound to cash in the above currencies. 

 

About Local Currency

The currency in St Helena and Ascension is the Saint Helena Pound (ISO code ‘SHP’) which is linked at parity to the Great British Pound (Sterling, ISO code ‘GBP’). See the Bank’s Visitor Brochure for further information.

 

 

Contact Us

(+290) 22390

accounts@sainthelenabank.com