Curaçao and Sint Maarten Adopt New Currency
by Briana Bonfiglio
Curacao
Curaçao and Sint Maarten introduced a new currency, the Caribbean guilder, on March 31, replacing the Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG).
The Caribbean guilder encompasses five new banknotes and seven coins that hold the same value as the former ANG. The banknotes have a “World Under the Sea” theme with front imagery of marine life and symbols for the unity of the two countries, while the reverse side highlights historical and cultural figures.
Travelers may continue to use ANG through June 30, though change will be given in Caribbean guilder. They will have through March 31, 2026 to exchange ANG for the new currency at commercial banks, and through March 31, 2055 to do so at the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten (CBCS).
The two countries have had a shared currency since becoming autonomous nations within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, after the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, in 2010. ANG was used across the former Netherland Antilles, and Curaçao and Sint Maarten have now agreed upon this shared central bank and single currency of the Caribbean guilder.
