Sri Lankan rupee
1991 series 1000 rupee banknotes | |
| ISO 4217 | |
| Code | LKR (numeric: 144) |
| Subunit | 0.01 |
| Unit | |
| Symbol | ₨, රු, ௹ |
| Denominations | |
| Subunit | |
| 1⁄100 | cent |
| Banknotes | 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000 rupees |
| Coins | 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 rupees |
| Demographics | |
| User(s) | Sri Lanka |
| Issuance | |
| Central bank | Board of Commissioners of Currency of Ceylon (1884-1950) Central Bank of Ceylon (1950-1985) Central Bank of Sri Lanka (1986-) |
| Website | cbsl.gov.lk |
| Printer | De La Rue Lanka Currency and Security Print (Pvt) Ltd |
| Website | delarue.com |
| Mint | Royal Mint, United Kingdom |
| Website | royalmint.com |
| Valuation | |
| Inflation | -2.60 % (2024) |
| Source | Central Bank of Sri Lanka |
| Method | CPI |
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The Sri Lankan rupee (Sinhala: රුපියල්, Tamil: ரூபாய்; symbol: ₨ in English, රු in Sinhala, ௹ in Tamil; ISO code: LKR), known until 1972 as the Ceylon rupee, 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. It is issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The abbreviation Re (singular) and Rs (plural) is generally used, the World Bank suggests SL Rs as a fully disambiguating abbreviation for distinction from other currencies named "rupee".