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Bahamas dollar
The Bahamas group of islands officially uses the Bahamian dollar as the local currency.
Currency regime
The Bahamas dollar is fixed at 1:1 against the US dollar.
Tourist rates
On February 6 2006 the Bahamas dollar was valued at around 1.70 against Sterling. For 1 UK pound you will, therefore, receive around 1.70 Bahamas dollars.
The US dollar is accepted on equal terms with the Bahamas dollar throughout the islands and there is, therefore, no problem in taking US dollars rather than Bahamas dollars.
Travellers cheques can be exchanged at the banks, but the best rates are obtained for US dollar travellers cheques.
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