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Monthly Average Exchange Rates 2019


                                               USD 2019

Month


Claims

Banknotes
Bought Sold Bought Sold
SRD SRD SRD SRD
 January  7.396 7.520  7.396  7.520 
 February 7.396   7.520 7.396  7.520 
 March  7.396  7.520   7.396  7.520 
 April 7.396 7.520 7.396  7.520  
 May   7.396  7.520  7.396   7.520 
 June    7.396 7.520    7.396   7.520
 July   7.396  7.520  7.396  7.520
 Augustus     7.396   7.520    7.396   7.520
 September     7.396  7.520    7.396   7.520
 October    7.396  7.520    7.396   7.520 
 November   7.396  7.520    7.396  7.520 
 December  7.396 7.520  7.396  7.520 
Average

7.396

7.520 7.396 7.520

 

 
EURO 2019

 

 


Month


Claims

Banknotes
Bought Sold Bought Sold

SRD

SRD SRD SRD
  January  8.432 8.564  8.407  8.546 
  February  8.385 8.516  8.360 8.498 
  March  8.349 8.479   8.324 8.461
  April  8.302 8.429   8.342 8.480 
  May   8.264   8.393   8.240  8.375 
 June   8.335 8.466  8.310 8.447 
 July   8.301 8.438  8.276 8.440
 Augustus   8.228 8.365  8.203   8.376
 September  8.143  8.280 8.119  8.295
 October   8.166   8.303   8.142  8.313 
 November   8.181  8.319    8.157  8.329 
 December  8,210 8,348 8,158  8,358 

Average

8.275 8.408 8.248 8.408

 

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Monthly Average Exchange Rates 2021

USD 2021

 

MONTH

MINIMUM / WEIGHTED AVERAGE SELLING RATE* MAXIMUM / WEIGHTED AVERAGE SELLING RATE*

CLAIMS


BANKNOTES

Bought Sold Bought Sold Bought Sold Bought Sold
SRD SRD SRD SRD SRD SRD SRD SRD
January  14.018 14.290  14.018 14.290 - - - -
February  14.018 14.290  14.018 14.290 - - - -
March  14.018 14.290  14.018   14.290  15.990 16.300  15.990   16.300
April  14.018 14.290 14.018  14.290  15.990 16.300 15.990  16.300
May  14.018 14.290  14.018  14.290  17.834 18.180  17.835  18.180
June  20.799 21.274  -  -   20.865 21.126  -  -
July  20.958 21.388  -  -  21.024 21.216 -  -
Augustus  21.179 21.529  - -  21.360 21.476  -  -
September  21.254 21.569  -  -  21.364 21.480  -  -
October  21.370 21.612  -   -  21.351  21.536   -  -
November  21.449 21.665 - -   21.401 21.596  -  -
December  21.413 21.682  - -  21.008  21.439  -  - 
Average

18.209

18.514 14.018 14.290 19.819   20.065  16.605  16.927

* Since June, 2021 the Weighted Average Selling Rates 

 

 

 EURO 2021

 

Month

MINIMUM / WEIGHTED AVERAGE SELLING RATE*M MAXIMUM / WEIGHTED AVERAGE SELLING RATE*

Claims


Banknotes

Bought Sold Bought Sold Bought Sold Bought Verkoop
SRD SRD SRD SRD SRD SRD SRD SRD
January 17.071 17.402  17.064 17.404 - - - -
February  16.960  17.288  16.953 17.290 - - - -
March  16.713 17.037  16.707  17.039  19.064  19.434  19.056  19.436 
April  16.768 17.093  16.761   17.095  19.126 19.497 19.119 19.499
May  17.023 17.353  17.016  17.355 21.486 21.902 21.477 21.904
June  24.949 25.654   - -  23.994 24.477   - - 
July  23.884 24.555  -   - 23.416  23.703   -  -
Augustus  24.082 24.902  - -  23.644  23.930  -  -
September  24.243 25.012  -  - 23.540 23.810 - - 
October  23.923 24.629   - -  23.729 23.918   - - 
November  24.115 24.595  - -   22.860 24.031  -  -
December  23.814 24.282  - -  23.219  23.558  -  - 
Average

21.129

21.575 16.900 17.237  22.508 22.826  19.884  20.280

* Since June, 2021 the Weighted Average Selling Rates 

 

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