Today, 1.00 (one) Nuevo Sol is worth 6.56 Lempira, ie, S/.1.00 = L6.56. That's because the current exchange rate, to HNL, is 6.56. So, to make Nuevo Sol to Lempira conversion, you just need to multiply the amount in PEN by 6.56.
Learn how to get the best Nuevo Sol exchange rate before exchanging your money
The Nuevo Sol is the official Nuevo Sol currency. PEN/HNL represents the value of Nuevo Sol money in Lempira money and it is called the 'exchange rate' or 'forex rate'. This exchange rate from Nuevo Sol to Lempira is today at 6.562.
As an example, suppose you are from Tegucigalpa Honduras and you travel to Lima Peru. There, you need to get 1000 Nuevo Sols ( S/.) at a Lima bank to pay your hotel. In this case you would pay 6.562 * 1000 = 6,561.569 Lempiras (L). But, in practice, you will pay more (or perhaps much more) to get the same amount of your foreign currency due to the margin for the money conversion services costs like: commissions, credit card surcharges, ATM fees and other expenses. If, for example, you are using a credit card, this margin will typically be around 2 to 3 percent. We recommend that you choose the best place to make your money exchange because there can be a large difference between forex rates you will get.
In the example above for a 1000 Nuevo Sols amount, the result of the money conversion is 6,692.800 HNL for a 2% margin or 6,758.416 HNL for a 3% margin.
Some Internet based foreign currency exchange agencies add 10 percent or even more. So, if you make the same calculations above, there will be a difference of about 656.157 HNL depending on which forex bank or agency you choose to exchange your money. So, that's why we advise you to seek the best place to get the best fx rates for your upcoming money transfer/exchange. The only way to know what is the best exchange rate is to know what the current rate is. You can easily accomplish this by using periodically our currency converter above to get an idea of what forex rate to expect.
Note: If you use our currency converter, you only need to choose the amount of margin in its drop-down list and have an estimate of how much you will pay to get the desired amount.
By the way: there are some notations for this currency pair like PEN-HNL or PENHNL among others. The currency symbol for Nuevo Sol is (S/.) while the currency symbol for Lempira is (L). Note also that the Peru country code is PER or PE. The Honduras country code is HND or HN
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