Travel to Scotland Question: Money Exchange

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Wales has their own currency

There are no Welsh banknotes issued but Welsh coins are commonly seen and can be circulated anywhere in the Sterling Zone. All Sterling Zone coins are minted with the same planchets and will have the Queen's head on one side although the reverse side will differ for England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland and all these coins can be used in all four countries or in any of the Crown Dependencies within the Sterling Zone. Watch out though for coins intended specifically for use in the Crown Dependencies, for example Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Gibraltar which are minted in England from the same planchets and turn up surprisingly often in change. Most outlets will accept them but some will not. Pre-2002 Eire coins which are identical in size and shape but do not have the Queen's head also still occasionally turn up and these are not legal tender.