Guernsey pound

The Guernsey pound (currency code GGP) is the currency used in Guernsey.

Contents

1 Exchange rates 2 Where the currency is accepted 3 Coinage 4 Banknotes 5 External links

Exchange rates

The Guernsey pound is on par with the pound sterling (GBP), used in the United Kingdom. There are 0.543066 Guernsey pounds per U.S. dollar and 0.695447 Guernsey pounds per euro (as of October 2004).

Where the currency is accepted

The Guernsey pound, the pound sterling (including Scottish and Northern Irish notes) and the Jersey pound may be used in Guernsey. Some shops will also accept euros and other currencies can be exchanged in bureaux de change.

The Guernsey pound is legal tender only in Guernsey, but also circulates freely in Jersey. It can also be exchanged in other places using banks and bureaux de change.

Coinage

Guernsey issues its own coinage in values equivalent to the coinage used in Britain. U.K., Jersey, and Isle of Man coins are also found in circulation in Guernsey.

Designs on reverse of Guernsey coins:

• 1p - crab
• 2p - Guernsey cattle
• 5p - yachts
• 10p - tomatoes
• 20p - cog and map
• 50p - Guernsey freesia

Banknotes

Value	Predominant colour	Height	Width	Pictures on front	Pictures on back
£1	Green	65 mm	128 mm	Daniel De Lisle Brock , Bailiff of Guernsey 1762 - 1842 Royal Court, St Peter Port 1840	The Market, St Peter Port
£5	Pink	70 mm	137 mm	Queen Elizabeth II The Town Church, St Peter Port	Fort Grey Hanois Lighthouse 1862
£10	Blue/Orange	75 mm	142 mm	Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth College, St Peter Port	Saumarez Park Les Niaux Watermill Le Trepid Dolmen
£20	Pink	80 mm	150 mm	Queen Elizabeth II St James Concert Hall, St Peter Port	Vale Castle St Sampson's Church

External links

• Guernsey Numismatic Lists and pictures, historical and present-day coins and notes
• xe.com A tool for calculating exchange rates for every currency, including the Guernsey pound