How to Exchange Jersey pound Banknotes
The official currency of Jersey is the pound. Jersey does not have its own currency, it is in joint union with the United Kingdom. All currency minted and issued are pound sterling denomination. Jersey banknotes can be exchanged like for like with other sterling banknotes. The Jersey pound banknotes use the currency code JEP. Bank of England minted notes are legal tender in Jersey. The first bank to open in Jersey was the Jersey Old Bank.
Hugh Godfrey and Company, who were wine merchants, opened the bank in 1797. They began minting £1 banknotes. Low value notes were issued by the bank until 1813. In 1941 the Currency Notes (Jersey) law was amended which allowed further denominations of banknotes to be minted and circulated. Notes issued were the 6 pence, 1, 2 and 10 shillings and 1 pound. In the years that followed higher denomination banknotes were circulated including the £5, £10, £20 and £50 pound. Commemorative £1 banknotes have been issued as well as a £100 pound banknote to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. If you want a fast and easy way to exchange Jersey Pound banknotes then please contact us.
How can we help you exchange Jersey Pound banknotes and coins?
Exchange your Jersey Pound banknotes today
Everyone returns home from a holiday or business trip abroad with some foreign currency. This foreign currency (including money from Jersey) usually ends up in the jar at the back of the drawer in the hope that it will be used next time you go on holiday. Don’t put it in the jar. Send it to us and we will buy it from you. We offer a fast and easy method for converting all foreign coins and notes back into usable cash. We even buy old Irish pound banknotes. We guarantee to give the best exchange rates available along with faster payment.
We exchange ALL Jersey banknotes, including:
