Goa Currency – Rupees

When Goa grew as a major tourist center for India, all information about Goa became highly important. When tourists visit Goa in large numbers, they will be looking for reliable and trust worthy information on all aspects of high importance to Goa. Information that is highly important is the currency of Goa.

Goa uses the currency of the nation called India. The currency of India and hence Goa is known as rupee. The value of rupee is told in paise and 100 paise forms one Indian Rupee.

You will get Goan currency in various denominations including 1000, 500, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1. you will also get coins for Rs.5, Rs.2, Rs.1, 50 paise, 25 paise etc. the rupee notes for 2 and 1 are rare to find in Goa. You will have to be extremely careful in handing the currency notes of 500 and 100. They have a similar appearance which will make people confused when using this.

You will never be allowed to take the currency of Goa outside the borders of India. You will never be permitted to purchase in Indian Rupees in the foreign countries as well. Whenever you arrive Goa or any other airport of India from a foreign country, you should get the foreign currencies exchanged for Indian Rupees there itself. You can approach any State Bank of India branch for this and you will get the exchange done for a low exchange rate.

Money exchange can also be done from the hotels, resorts or private changers. You can cross check the exchange value before trying for an exchange into Goan currency.