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  Calculator for Saint Helena Pound (SHP) Currency Exchange Rate Conversion
Enter the amount to be converted in the box to the left of the currency and press the "convert" button.
The Saint Helena Pound is the currency in Saint Helena (St. Helena, SH, SHN).
The symbol for SHP can be written £S. The Saint Helena Pound is divided into 100 new pence.
coinmill.com /SHP_calculator.html   (325 words)

  
  Saint Helena - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint Helena is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Saint Helena is famous for being the place of exile of Napoleon Bonaparte between 1815 and his death in 1821.
Executive authority in Saint Helena is invested in The Queen and is exercised on her behalf by the Governor of Saint Helena.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saint_Helena   (1269 words)

  
 Saint Helena - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Saint Helena is an island in the Atlantic Ocean 2,800 km off the west coast of Africa belonging to the United Kingdom.
Napoleon Bonaparte spent the last part of his life in exile on St. Helena, and the St. Helena tourist industry is heavily based around the promotion of this particular aspect of the island's history.
Saint Helena (Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)
open-encyclopedia.com /Saint_Helena   (269 words)

  
 Encyclopedia article: Saint Helena   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Saint Helenian pound (additional info and facts about Saint Helenian pound) (SHP) at parity with the UK Pound Sterling (GBP)
The Saint Helenian pound (additional info and facts about Saint Helenian pound) is the local currency, and is on a par with the Pound Sterling (The basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence).
The government of St. Helena produces its own coinage (Coins collectively) and banknotes (A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sa/saint_helena.htm   (841 words)

  
 Saint Helena Travel Directory
The islands of Ascension and Tristan da Cunha are dependencies of St. Helena.....
Ascension Island, 700 miles to the north west of St Helena, and Tristan da Cunha, 1200 miles to the south west, were occupied in 1815 and 1816.
St Helena was discovered by the Portuguese in 1502 and has been a British colony since it was first settled by the East India Company in 1659.
www.tuttinsieme.it /tutti/tut/af/sthelena/shelenadir.htm   (445 words)

  
 Saint Helena, Map and Flag
Uninhabited when first discovered by the Portuguese in 1502, Saint Helena was garrisoned by the British during the 17th century.
paved: 168 km (Saint Helena 118km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 10 km)
unpaved: 30 km (Saint Helena 20 km, Ascension 0 km, Tristan da Cunha 10 km) (2000)
www.greatestcities.com /Africa/Saint_Helena.html   (772 words)

  
 St. Helena
St. Helena is a remote volcanic island in the South Atlantic about 1,100 mi (1,770 km) from the west coast of Africa.
St. Helena has two dependencies: Ascension (34 sq mi; 88 sq km), an island about 700 mi (1,127 km) northwest of St. Helena; and Tristan da Cunha (40 sq mi; 104 sq km), a group of six islands about 1,500 mi (2,414 km) south-southwest of St. Helena.
Saint Helena: History - History Discovered uninhabited by the Portuguese navigator João da Nova Castella in 1502,...
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108119.html   (293 words)

  
 Saint Helena travel guide - Wikitravel
Saint Helena Island [1] is in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Uninhabited when first discovered by the Portuguese in 1502, Saint Helena was garrisoned by the British during the 17th century (to be used as a refreshment station for ships travelling to and from the East).
The RMS St Helena does regular round-trips from Cape Town to St Helena, via Luderitz and Walvis Bay, before going on to Ascension Island.
wikitravel.org /en/Saint_Helena_(island)   (308 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook 2002 -- Saint Helena   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Saint Helenian pounds per US dollar - 0.6981 (January 2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6047 (1997); note - the Saint Helenian pound is at par with the British pound
paved: 138 km (Saint Helena 98km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 0 km)
unpaved: 20 km (Saint Helena 20 km, Ascension 0 km, Tristan da Cunha 0 km)
www.faqs.org /docs/factbook/print/sh.html   (710 words)

  
 Convert Norwegian Kroner (NOK) and Saint Helena Pounds (SHP): Currency Exchange Rate Conversion Calculator
Rate table - See a chart of currency rates between Norwegian Kroner and Saint Helena Pounds.
RSS Feed - The Saint Helena Pounds and Norwegian Kroner exchange rate delivered to your personal home page.
The Norwegian Krone is the currency in Norway (NO, NOR, Dronning Maud Land), and Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (SJ, SJM).
coinmill.com /NOK_SHP.html   (415 words)

  
 fx4business
The DINAR was established in 1992 as a new unit worth 10 POUNDS.
The POUND was established in 1957 at par with the Egyptian POUND.
The POUND STERLING was the currency until 1971.
www.fx4business.com /services/qfer3.html   (2010 words)

  
 Rxpress - Sierra Leonean leone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The leone is the currency of Sierra Leone, a country on the West African coast.
It replaced the West African pound at a rate of 1 pound = 2 leones.
Present banknotes in use are: 500, 1000, 2000, 5000 and 10,000 leones.
www.rxpresspharmacy.com /wiki/index/Leone   (234 words)

  
 The Bank of St. Helena: Introduction
Numismatic enquiries: St. Helena banknotes and coins are issued by the St. Helena Government, to whom all numismatic enquiries should be directed.
The St. Helena Government website can be located at www.sainthelena.gov.sh.
Bank of St. Helena is established and regulated in St. Helena under the Banking Ordinance 2003 and the Bank of St. Helena Ordinance 2003.
www.sainthelenabank.com   (284 words)

  
 Saint Helena
However, the island's dimunitive size and geopolitical insignificance has led many Islanders to accuse the British government of ignoring the island.
Napoleon Bonaparte ended his life in exile on St. Helena, and the St. Helena tourist industry is heavily based around the promotion of this particular aspect of the island's history.
The heresy of one age becomes the orthodoxy of the next.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/sa/saint_helena.html   (233 words)

  
 Saint Helena
Christopher Columbus landed on the larger island in 1493 on his second voyage and named it after St. Christopher, his patron saint.
In 1997 some leaders in Nevis were urging separation from Saint Kitts on the basis that Nevis was paying far more in taxes than it was receiving in government services, but the vote on cessation failed in August 1998.
In 1992, an arbitration panel awarded the islands an exclusive economic zone of 12,348 sq km to settle a longstanding territorial dispute with Canada, although it represents only 25% of what France had sought.
www.geocities.com /afgh_friends/s_countries.htm   (8205 words)

  
 fx4business
One hundredth of a SHEQEL, or formerly of a POUND (Israel).
Uses a POUND of 100 CENTS (formerly of 1000 MILS).
Traditionally, the $10 gold circulation coin was known as the EAGLE, $20 as the douBle EAGLE and the $5 as the half EAGLE.
www.fx4business.com /services/EasyReference.html   (4075 words)

  
 Saint Helena
Climate: Saint Helena—tropical; marine; mild, tempered by trade winds; Tristan da Cunha—temperate; marine, mild, tempered by trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint Helena)
paved: 180.7 km (Saint Helena 98 km, Ascension 80 km, Tristan da Cunha 2.70 km)
unpaved: NA km (Saint Helena 20 km, Ascension NA km, Tristan da Cunha NA km)
www.cultureconnect.com /facts/sh.htm   (707 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- Saint Helena   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Saint Helenian pounds per US dollar - 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002), 0.6947 (2001), 0.6609 (2000)
note: the Saint Helenian pound is on par with the British pound
international: country code - 290; HF radiotelephone from Saint Helena to Ascension Island, which is a major coaxial submarine cable relay point between South Africa, Portugal, and UK; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
www.odci.gov /cia/publications/factbook/print/sh.html   (739 words)

  
 Saint Helena Cities, Towns, and Regions
Size: slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC Climate: Saint Helena - tropical; marine; mild, tempered by trade winds; Tristan da Cunha - temperate; marine, mild, tempered by trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint Helena)
Terrain: Saint Helena - rugged, volcanic; small scattered plateaus and plains.
Portions of the material may be adapted from the CIA World Factbook.
www.travelpost.com /dir/Atlantic_Ocean/St_Helena/SH   (103 words)

  
 Bloomberg.com: Financial Glossary
The ISO 4217 currency code for the Saint Helena Pound.
The two-character ISO 3166 country code for SAINT HELENA.
The ISO 4217 currency code for the Syrian Pound.
www.bloomberg.com /analysis/glossary/bfgloss.htm   (6281 words)

  
 Bank of St. Helena: Visitor Information
The currency in St. Helena and Ascension is the Saint Helena Pound (SHP) which is linked 1:1 with the British Pound (GBP).
Credit and Debit Cards are not widely accepted for payment on St. Helena or Ascension, though they can be used to obtain cash at the bank (see below).
On days when a cruise ship is visiting St. Helena the bank will sometimes be able to provide some visitor-related services from the seafront area.
www.sainthelenabank.co.sh /visitors.htm   (539 words)

  
 Business Glossary: S - Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at API   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
SHP The ISO 4217 currency code for the Saint Helena Pound.
SH The two-character ISO 3166 country code for SAINT HELENA.
SYP The ISO 4217 currency code for the Syrian Pound.
www.businessjournalism.org /bg/s   (5471 words)

  
 XE.com - Full Universal Currency Converter
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Saint Kitts and Nevis, East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
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 The Island of St Helena Post Office and Philatelic Bureau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Welcome and thank you for visiting the St Helena Post Office Philatelic Bureau.
On these pages you can discover our vast array of Philatelic items from the three islands of St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha.
However, we are unable to accept orders under £50.00 for non-credit card orders.
www.postoffice.gov.sh   (141 words)

  
 Immigration Advisory Services - Immigration Lawyers - CA, USA, UK, AUS, NZ & other countries
British Indian Ocean Territory, United Kingdom Pound (GBP)
Saint Kitts and Nevis, East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
www.worldwideimmigration.com /payment_form.htm   (304 words)

  
 Saint Helena
until 1840)- to France (French Possessions on Saint Helena).
Nov 1922 Island is made a dependency of St. Helena, managed until 1964
12 Jan 1938 Island made a dependency of St. Helena.
www.worldstatesmen.org /Saint_Helena.htm   (1088 words)

  
 The World Factbook -- Saint Helena   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Saint Helenian pounds per US dollar - 0.5393 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.67 (2002), 0.69 (2001), 0.66 (2000)
total: 198 km (Saint Helena 138 km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 20 km)
This page was last updated on 17 May, 2005
world.noggle.com /print/sh.aspx   (745 words)

  
 visa and currency
McDonald Islands and Heard Island, Australian Dollar (AUD)
Saint Kitts and Nevis, East Caribbean Dollar (XEC)
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, East Caribbean Dollar (XEC)
www.delhigate.com /in2delhi/visa.htm   (790 words)

  
 The World Factbook 2004 -- Saint Helena
Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926)
Saint Helenian pounds per US dollar - 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998),
This page was last updated on 19 October, 2004
www.brainyatlas.com /geos/sh.html   (698 words)

  
 Directory of Cities and Towns in St. Helena & Ascension Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Directory of Cities and Towns in St. Helena & Ascension Island
Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in St. Helena & Ascension Island
Aviation Waypoints in St. Helena & Ascension Island
www.fallingrain.com /world/SH   (31 words)

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