Can I use coins from UK Overseas Territories in the UK?

Coins issued by United Kingdom Overseas Territories are not legal tender in the UK, so they cannot be used as UK currency.

Each Overseas Territory is responsible for issuing its own coins, which are legal tender within the territory concerned. Some may look similar to UK coins, feature a portrait of the monarch or have the same physical specifications, which means they can occasionally find their way into UK circulation.

If you have a coin from a UK Overseas Territory and would like more information about it, we recommend contacting the relevant territory’s issuing authority.

UK Overseas Territories that issue or have issued their own coinage include the British Antarctic Territory, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, St Helena and its dependencies, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and Turks and Caicos Islands.