Sri Lanka Currency - Sri Lankan Rupees - Coins and Bank Notes

The rupee is the decimal currency of Sri Lanka, divided into 100 cents. The international currency code is LKR.

1000 Rs - Sri Lanka Rupees - SLRs

The Sri Lankan rupee is issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and is generally written Rs, although SLRs may also be used for disambiguation.

Reverse of a 1000 Rupee Note showing the sideways printing Sri Lankan banknotes are unusual in that they are printed vertically on the reverse. The 200 rupee note is printed on a polymer substrate.

Sri Lanka'n Banknotes are printed by the De la Rue Lanka Currency and Securities Print (Pvt) Ltd, a joint venture of the Government of Sri Lanka and De la Rue, a printing company in the United Kingdom. Notes currently in circulation are:

10 rupees, 20 rupees, 50 rupees,
100 rupees, 200 rupees*, 500 rupees
1000 rupees, 2000 rupees (issued on 17 October 2006)

Sri Lankan coins in circulation are:

Obvers of Sri Lanka 1 and 5 rupee coins 25 cents,

50 cents,

1 rupee,

2 rupees and 5 rupees

The obverse of all Sri Lankan coins shows the State Seal

* (200 rupees - 1998 polymer note still seen in circulation)

We apologise for the repetition of some place or proper names with different spellings, but there is no definitive spelling translation of these words.

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JeGraNet.com statement - 15 October 2008 - Quote from the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office website: "There is a high threat from terrorism in Sri Lanka. Fatal attacks have become more frequent. They have occurred in Colombo and throughout Sri Lanka, including places frequented by expatriate and foreign travellers. Further attacks may occur at any time. There is an increasing risk of British nationals being caught up in an attack". As independent travellers we left Colombo after just 9 days into our planned 6 month stay as a result of a feeling of insecurity, however we are sure that 'package tour' travellers to tourist resorts will probably enjoy a worry free holiday.