Island Government 1
I receive emails on a daily base, asking all kind of questions about the island. Here is my response to a student, asking:

"I am doing a report on St. Martin for my history class, I need to know
what kind of money is used there and what it looks like.
Can you please help me?"

Answer: 

The island of Sint Maarten/Saint Martin is divided in two countries; the Northern part belongs to France and is European territory. The Euro is the currency there. The southern part - Sint Maarten - belongs to the Netherlands Antilles, a somewhat independent nation within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. On the Dutch side, the official currency is the Netherlands Antilles Guilder, also called the Florin. The US-Dollar is also widely used on the island, in fact even my own bank account is for US Dollars and I personally have never paid with a Guilder.

If you haven't done yet, go back to our www.freestmaarten.com website and sign up for a free CD. You will get it within a short time and there is much more substantial information about the island on it.
- posted by Jan @ 7:39 AM