The rupee is the official currency of Sri Lanka, divided into 100 cents. The currency code is LKR. It is issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and is generally written ₨ (though SL₨ may occasionally be used for disambiguation).
Until 1870, the British pound was Ceylon's official currency, having replaced the rixdollar in 1828.
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![]() | 0.0027 | 0.0026 | 0.0023 | 0.3632 | 0.0040 | 0.0037 | 0.0025 | 0.0186 | 0.0291 | 0.0043 |
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The rupee is the official currency of Sri Lanka, divided into 100 cents. The currency code is LKR. It is issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and is generally written ₨ (though SL₨ may occasionally be used for disambiguation).
Until 1870, the British pound was Ceylon's official currency, having replaced the rixdollar in 1828. Quarter farthings (one sixteenth of a penny), half farthings (one eighth of a penny) and three halfpennies (11⁄2 pence) were issued in addition to those coins used in Britain.