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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.
In 1963, a new coinage was introduced which omitted the monarch's portrait. Coins issued were aluminium 1 and 2 cents, nickel brass 5 and 10 cents and cupro-nickel 25 and 50 cents and 1 rupee. The obverse of the coins issued since 1963 carries the coat of arms. However, until 1966, the Ceylon Rupee remained pegged to the Indian Rupee at a value ...
This is a list of tables showing the historical timeline of the exchange rate for the Indian rupee (INR) against the special drawing rights unit (SDR), United States dollar (USD), pound sterling (GBP), Deutsche mark (DM), euro (EUR) and Japanese yen (JPY). The rupee was worth one shilling and sixpence in sterling in 1947.
The cost of one United States dollar in Canadian dollars from 1990 The cost of one Euro in Canadian dollars from 1999. Since 76.7% of Canada's exports go to the U.S., and 53.3% of imports into Canada come from the U.S., [34] Canadians are interested in the value of their currency mainly against the U.S. dollar. Although domestic concerns arise ...
Copper 4-stiver coin, 1803. The rixdollar was the currency of British Ceylon until 1828. It was subdivided into 48 stivers, each of 4 duit.Units called the fanam and larin were also used, worth 4 and 9½ stiver, respectively.
Pages in category "Canadian expatriates in Sri Lanka" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. M. Ian Verner Macdonald
Services accounted for 58.2% of Sri Lanka's economy in 2019 up from 54.6% in 2010, industry 27.4% up from 26.4% a decade earlier and agriculture 7.4%. [41] Though there is a competitive export agricultural sector, technological advances have been slow to enter the protected domestic sector. [42]
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has issued two commemorative notes. 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.