Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) currency exchange rates
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.
Top currency exchange rates at Convertworld
USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | AUD | CAD | CHF | CNY | SEK | NZD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0034 | 0.0033 | 0.0027 | 0.5298 | 0.0053 | 0.0048 | 0.0031 | 0.0249 | 0.0377 | 0.0059 |
Latest daily average exchange rates. Last updated: November 25, 2024 at 12:05 AM CET
Facts about Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
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.
Most popular currency exchange rate conversion pairs
- Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) to U.S. dollar (USD)
- Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) to Euro (EUR)
- Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) to British pound (GBP)
- Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) to Japanese yen (JPY)
- Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) to Australian dollar (AUD)
- Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) to Canadian dollar (CAD)
- Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) to Swiss franc (CHF)
- Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) to Chinese renminbi (CNY)
- Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) to Swedish krona (SEK)
- Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) to New Zealand dollar (NZD)