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The Euro is the official currency of Monaco. It is based on the decimal system. There are one hundred cents to each Euro. Euro notes come in denominations of 500, 200, 100, 50, 20 and 10. Coins come in denominations of 1, 2 Euro, 50, 10, 5, 2, 1 cents. The Euro sign is €.
There are 5€, 10€, 20€, 50€, 100€, 200€, 500€ euro notes.
5€ is recently renewed.
There 1¢, 2¢, 5¢, 10¢, 20¢, 50¢,1€, 2€ euro coins. Each country has original designs on the back side.
You can change money at the hotel or at the nearest banks. Bank hours are 9:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 16:00. Banks are closed on weekends and national holidays except for “Credit Foncier de Monaco” near the Casino, which is open daily for 12:00 to 23:00 including Sundays and holidays.
Change Bureau
Address: Jardins du Casino
Opening hours: 9:00-19:30
1$=0,724€ (Apr.2014)
All major credit cards are accepted by hotels, restaurants, and souvenirs. Some taxis will even take credit cards. Be prepared that credit card companies often charge a service charge or percentage as well as deducting for the exchange rate they think is appropriate.
U.S. dollar traveler’s checks should be exchanged at banks or exchange offices, as very few businesses will accept them.