Currency and Exchange Rate
The currency used in French Polynesia
is the Franc of the "Compagnie Française du Pacifique"
usually called French Pacific Franc. Its abbreviation is XPF
or CFP.
Its exchange
rate with the Euro is fixed flat rate (no fluctuation).
1 Euro (€) = 119.33 Pacific Franc (XPF)
1 US dollar = 86 Pacific Franc (*)
1,000 Pacific Franc = 11.62 US dollars (*)
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(*) Approximate exchange rate in July 2007
To check today's rate, click
here
Although US dollars are widely accepted in most tourist places,
we suggest you
to exchange your home currency into French Pacific francs upon
arrival either at Tahiti international airport or at any bank of
Papeete.
Bank notes come in denominations of 500, 1000, 5000 and 10,000,
and coins in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100.
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