Saint Helena pound
In circulation in Saint Helena
- ISO code
- SHP
- Symbol
- £
- Minor unit
- 100
- Notes
- 3
- Coins
- 6
- Issued by
- Government of Saint Helena
Notes and coins in circulation
- £5
- £10
- £20
The Saint Helena pound’s largest current denomination is £20, worth about $26.75: the 75th least valuable top note among the 150 circulating currencies we have verified, where the median is $27.18.
Bars are scaled to face value on a log scale, not to physical size. Shading indicates value: we have not verified this issuer’s colours. Converted at mid-market reference rates; what a counter pays is always less.
What it is worth
| Currency | 1 SHP = | 1 unit = |
|---|---|---|
| USD | 1.3374 USD | 0.75 SHP |
| EUR | 1.1659 EUR | 0.86 SHP |
| GBP | 1.0001 GBP | 1.00 SHP |
| INR | 128.2251 INR | 0.01 SHP |
Mid-market reference rates, snapshot 22 September 2026: indicative only. What you actually receive is always less. Work out the real cost →
Where it is used
- Saint Helena
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Sources: last verified 22 September 2026 secondary sourced
- ISO 4217 currency list (SIX Group, the ISO 4217 registrar) · retrieved 22 September 2026 primary
- Government of Saint Helena · retrieved 22 September 2026 primary
- Saint Helena pound (Wikipedia) · retrieved 22 September 2026 secondary