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The Sri Lankan Rupee (Sinhala: රුපියල්, Tamil: ரூபாய்; symbol: රු (plural) in English, රු in Sinhala, ௹ in Tamil; ISO code: LKR) is the currency of Sri Lanka. It is subdivided into 100 cents ( Sinhala : සත , Tamil : சதம் ), but cents are rarely seen in circulation due to their low value.
From 1977, banknotes were issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. 20 rupees notes were introduced in 1979, followed by 500 and 1000 rupees in 1981, 200 rupees in 1998 and 2000 rupees in 2006. Sri Lankan banknotes are unusual in that they are printed vertically on the reverse.
In 1998 a 200 rupees note was issued on Independence day to commemorate the 50th Independence Anniversary of the country. The note was issued along with three commemorative coins; a five thousand rupees gold coin, a one thousand rupees silver coin, and a ten rupees bi-metallic coin. The 200 rupees commemorative note was the first time a Sri ...
Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan rupee: Re or Rs (pl.) LKR Cent: 100 Sudan: Sudanese pound: LS SDG Piastre: 100 Suriname: Surinamese dollar $ SRD Cent: 100 Sweden: Swedish krona: kr SEK Öre: 100 Switzerland: Swiss franc: Fr CHF Rappen [J] 100 Syria: Syrian pound: LS SYP Piastre: 100 Syria: Turkish lira ₺ TRY Kuruş: 100 Taiwan: New Taiwan dollar $ TWD ...
Before the Government of India unveiled ₹ as the new rupee symbol, people in Tamil Nadu used the Tamil letter ௹ as the symbol. This symbol continues to be used occasionally as rupee symbol by Indian Tamils. It is also used by Tamils in Sri Lanka. The symbol ௳ is also known as the Piḷḷaiyār Suḻi (lit.
1–100 riyals Obverse 2007 ... 6th President of Sri Lanka (2005–2015) 1,000 rupees Obverse 2009 (commemorative) Sweden. Currency: Krona (since 1873) Symbol: kr.
This is the map and list of Asian countries by monthly average wage (annual divided by 12 months) gross and net income (after taxes) average wages for full-time employees in their local currency and in US Dollar.
The Indian rupee was the official currency of Dubai and Qatar until 1959, when India created a new Gulf rupee (also known as the "external rupee") to hinder the smuggling of gold. [16] The Gulf rupee was legal tender until 1966, when India significantly devalued the Indian rupee and a new Qatar-Dubai riyal was established to provide economic ...