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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Nancy Windham (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Tuesday, November 18, 2003 - 10:34 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Does Bonaire use Guilders or the Euro? I thought it was the Guilder, but a currency conversion web site said that, as of 28 February 2002, the Guilder was of no value and the Euro had replaced it.

Someone please tell me which is used in Bonaire and the current conversion 'street rate' for US dollar in Bonaire. Thanks

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Linda Richter - NetTech (Moderator - Post #1560) on Wednesday, November 19, 2003 - 8:11 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

We have always used the Netherlands Antilles Guilder - not the Dutch Guilder. And yes, the Dutch Guilder has been replaced by the Euro.

Our guilder is pegged to the US Dollar so the conversion rate does not change. 1.78 Nafl to one dollar. Generally in the stores you are given a 1.75 rate. You can pay in either Nafl or US but you will get Nafl in change. ATM machines give out both Nafl and US.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Nancy Windham (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #2) on Wednesday, November 19, 2003 - 10:52 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Thanks - I appreciate the information. Looking forward to our trip to Bonaire next month!

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By michael gaynor (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1697) on Thursday, November 20, 2003 - 9:35 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

The only time you will get 1.78 is for travellers checks and that will be at the banks. Stores use 1.75 for both cash and checks. Otherwise, banks give 1.77.

 


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