Monrovia’s sidestreets are crowded with tailors selling brightly colored tie-dyed and embroidered cloth which they will make up immediately into African or European styles. Monrovia offers the shopper elegant boutiques and shops as well as modern, air-conditioned supermarkets which compete with old-fashioned stores. Liberian handicrafts include carvings in sapwood, camwood, ebony and mahogany, stone items, soapstone carvings (such as fertility symbols from the Kissi), ritual masks, metal jewelry and figurines and reed dolls of the Loma.
Shopping hours Mon-Sat 0800-1300
and 1500-1800.
Currency Information:CurrencyLiberian Dollar (LRD; symbol L$) = 100 cents. Notes are in denominations of L$100, 50, 20, 10 and 5. US Dollar notes are in circulation in the following denominations: US$100, 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1.
The Liberian Dollar is tied to the US Dollar.
Currency ExchangeMoney can be exchanged at the Liberia Bank for Development and Investment (LBDI), on the corner of Randall and Ashmun Streets in Monrovia. LBDI also incorporates a Western Union office, which can receive urgent money transfers from abroad (though the procedure is lengthy and will take approximately one day).
Credit/Debit Cards and ATMsNot generally accepted.
Traveller's ChequesThese are generally not accepted.
Banking HoursMon-Thurs 0900-1200, Fri 0800-1400. Some banks may open on Saturday.
Exchange Rate Indicators| Date | Apr 07 |
| £1.00= | L$119.59 |
| $1.00= | L$60.50 |
| €1.00= | L$80.87 |
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