Falkland pound

Falkland pound
Country:	Falkland Islands ( British Overseas Territory )
Subdivision:	100 pence , 1971 to 1982 new pence ( p )
ISO 4217 code :	FKP
Abbreviation:	Fl £
Exchange rate : (August 27, 2020)	1 FKP = 1  GBP (fixed) 1  EUR  = 0.89505 FKP 1 FKP = 1.1173 EUR 1  CHF  = 0.8326 FKP 1 FKP = 1.2011 CHF

The Falkland Pound is the currency of the Falkland Islands . It is also used as currency in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands , which administratively belong to the Falkland Islands, although the official currency there is the pound sterling .

The ISO 4217 code is FKP .

Own banknotes have been used since 1921, own coins have been issued since 1974. The Falkland pound is modeled after the pound sterling (similar to the currencies of the British Channel Islands ) and has a fixed exchange rate of 1: 1 with it.

With only about 5000 users (of which about 4700 are residents of the Falkland Islands including the permanently stationed military personnel), the Falkland pound is the least used currency in the world.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Foreign and Commonwealth Office country profiles: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ( Memento of the original from April 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.