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 hoursMon-Fri 0730-1630, Sat 0730-1300.
Currency Information:CurrencySurinam 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.
Note: On 1 January 2004, the Surinam Dollar replaced the Surinam Guilder as the new monetary system. Surinam Dollars are tied to US Dollars. The government has kept the SRD exchange rate relatively stable since its inception, at around S$2.7 per US Dollar. Surinamese bank notes can only be exchanged at the Central Bank.
Currency ExchangeSurinam 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/Debit Cards and ATMsAmerican Express and MasterCard are the most widely accepted credit cards; Diners Club has limited acceptance.
Traveller's ChequesMust be changed at banks. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travelers are advised to take traveller’s cheques in Pounds Sterling or US Dollars.
Banking HoursMon-Fri 0730-1400.
Exchange Rate Indicators| Date | Apr 07 |
| £1.00= | S$5.43 |
| $1.00= | S$2.75 |
| €1.00= | S$3.67 |
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