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Barbados dollar
Barbados officially uses the Barbados dollar as the local currency.
Currency regime
The Barbados dollar is fixed at 1.98 against the US dollar.
Tourist rates
On October 8th 2007 the Barbados dollar was trading at around 3.72 against Sterling. For 1 UK pound you will, therefore, receive around 3.72 Barbados dollars.
The US dollar is accepted on equal terms with the Barbados dollar throughout almost all the country and it is, therefore, possible to take US dollars rather than Barbados dollars. Travellers cheques are best taken in US dollars.
On October 8th 2007 the US dollar was valued at around 1.96 against Sterling for tourist rates.
Travellers cheques can be exchanged at the banks, but the best rates are obtained for US dollar travellers cheques.
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