The Ethiopia national currency is called birr and it is issued by the National bank of Ethiopia. One birr is made out of 100 cents, the bank notes are in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 birr and the coins are in denominations 1, 5, 10, 25, and 50 cents.
Foreign currency change is possible at the National Bank of Ethiopia, and in all authorized private banks and hotels. Numerous Credit cards, ATM and master cards are in use to withdraw money from banks. The exchange rate always varies from time to time. |
