transplantsxm said:
Actually the Central Bank Rate is 1.78 to 1.00. Local merchants can set the exchange rate to what they want. Gas stations have always been 1.75 to 1.00, at least for the last 15 years that I have lived on island.
I know we are talking about a small difference, but according to the
Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten website, the exchange rate is 1.79.
Currency
The Centrale Bank van Curacao en Sint Maarten is the only institution entitled by law to issue coins and paper money in the Countries Curacao and St. Maarten. Since 1971 the Guilder is pegged to the US Dollar. The official CMg (NAf) / US$ rate is 1.79. The bank notes are printed by “Koninklijke Joh. Enschedé” in the Netherlands. The coins are minted by the Royal Dutch Mint “Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt”.