CFA (Communauté Financière Africaine) Franc (XAF; symbol CFA) = 100 centimes. Notes are in denominations of CFA10,000, 5,000, 2,000, 1,000 and 500. Coins are in denominations of CFA500, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1.
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Money & duty free for Gabon
03/08/2019
Only currency issued by the Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale (Bank of Central African States) is valid; currency issued by the Banque des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (Bank of West African States) is not. The CFA Franc is tied to the Euro.
Note: Libreville is one of the most expensive cities in the world.
Credit cards:
American Express, MasterCard and Visa are not widely accepted.
Travellers cheques:
To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travellers are advised to take traveller's cheques in Euros.
Banking hours:
Mon-Fri 0730-1130, 1430-1630.
Currency restriction:
The import of local currency and the import and export of foreign currency is unlimited, subject to declaration. The export of foreign currency is limited to CFA200,000.