Suriname — Shopping
Shopping
Popular items include Maroon tribal woodcarvings, hand-carved and hand-painted trays and gourds, Amerindian bows and arrows, cotton hammocks, wicker and ceramic objects, gold and silver jewelry, Javanese bamboo and batik, as well as tobacco and liquor products. Chinese shops sell imported jade, silks, glass, dolls, needlework and wall decorations.
Shopping hours: Mon-Fri 0730-1630, Sat 0730-1300.
Currency
Surinam Dollar (SRD; symbol S$) = 100 cents. Notes are in denominations of S$100, 50, 20, 10 and 5. Coins are in denominations of 250, 100, 25, 10, 5 and 1 cents.
Currency Exchange
Surinam Dollars are the only legal tender; since the introduction of the new monetary system from the former gulden system, gulden coins are still in circulation, but they have been re-valued to a ratio of 1,000 guldens per 1 Surinam Dollar. The Central Bank is authorized to exchange money.
Credit Cards, Debit Cards, and ATMs
American Express and MasterCard are the most widely accepted credit cards; Diners Club has limited acceptance.
Travelers Checks
Must be changed at banks. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travelers are advised to take traveler's checks in Pounds Sterling or US Dollars.
Currency Restrictions
The import of local and foreign currency is unlimited, provided amounts in excess of US$10,000 are declared on arrival. Exported currency must not exceed the amount declared on arrival.
Banking Hours
Mon-Fri 0730-1400.
Exchange Rate
| 1.00 GBP = 5.31 SRD |
| 1.00 USD = 3.31 SRD |
| 1.00 EUR = 4.67 SRD |
| Currency conversion rates as of 19 July 2011 |
