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Sri Lankan rupee (Sri Lanka usage only)


Name: Sri Lankan rupee
Defn: 100c=1r
Symbol: ரூ
Code: LKR
Desc:
Units of money:
cent c 1
rupee r 100

Users of this currency: Ceylon (401 stamps, 1872-1972), Maldive Islands (19 stamps, 1906-1933), Sri Lanka (2005 stamps, 1972-2023) Show with all usages

Denominations used by Sri Lanka in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
.02(r) 1   10/12/1972 dt=fishes (1972 Sri Lanka) d=Pomacanthus imperator (1972)
.03(r) 1   10/12/1972 dporg&multi dt=fishes (1972 Sri Lanka) d=Etroplus suratensis
.05(r) 4   5/26/1972 redbrn&multi issue=World Fellowship of Buddhists 10th conference d=globe on Buddhist flag ... 7/31/1979 issue=International Year of the Child
0.10r 1   11/22/2010 issue=National Stamp Fair Colombo 2010 dt=ancient flags of Sri Lanka
= 10c 5   5/7/1976 issue=Vesak 1976 d=King consulting with astrologers ... 12/18/1980 dt=antique flags d=peacock banner
15c 10   5/22/1972 bl&multi d=lotus & sunrise ... 12/13/1979 dt=birds (1979 Sri Lanka) d=lorikeet
20c 3   9/8/1972 d=book year emblem ... 10/1/1980 issue=cooperative development 50th
0.25r 7   12/15/1983 dt=birds (1983 Sri Lanka) d=Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon Columba torringtoni ... 11/23/2010 issue=National Stamp Fair Colombo 2010 dt=birds of Sri Lanka d=Ceylon Wood Pigeon
= 25c 10   1/1/1976 bl&multi dt=flowers (1976 Sri Lanka) d=Rhododendron zeylanicum ... 9/14/1990 dt=fishes (1990 Sri Lanka)
.30(r) 1   10/12/1972 apgrn&multi dt=fishes (1972 Sri Lanka) d=skipjack tuna (1972)
.35(r) 15   9/3/1973 dt=paintings (1973 Sri Lanka) ... 4/20/1982 issue=Vesak 1982
= 0.35(r) 10   5/5/1983 issue=Vesak 1983 ... 11/24/2010 issue=National Stamp Fair Colombo 2010 dt=flowers of Sri Lanka d=Osbeckia wightiana
.50(r) 77   9/3/1973 dt=paintings (1973 Sri Lanka) ... 12/12/2012 issue=2012 d=Moonstone - Vishnu Dewala Kandy
0.60r 28   2/10/1984 issue=4th Anniversary of Mahapola Scheme ... 12/8/1985 issue=1st Summit Meeting of South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation
= 60c 3   6/16/1976 dt=gems (1976) d=blue sapphire ... 12/30/1983
0.75r 84   12/1/1985 issue=1985 surcharges oc=blk on=0.60r ... 9/15/2010 issue=National Stamp Fair Colombo 2010 dt=lighthouses of Sri Lanka
= 75c 25   9/4/1975 d=Ponnambalam Ramanathan ... 12/15/1987 d=Joseph Vaz
85c 2   9/6/1974 issue=20th Commonwealth Parliament Conference d=Memorial Hall, 1/8/1976 issue=Mahaweli River Diversion d=sluice
90c 1   9/3/1973 dt=paintings (1973 Sri Lanka)
1.00r 122   1/31/1984 issue=100th Anniversary of Colombo Tea Auctions ... 12/1/2022 issue=Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka
= 1r 19   4/1/1975 d=Old Parliament Building, Colombo ... 1999 dt=Athletic accomplishments d=Kumar Anandans swim across Palk Strait
1.15r 3   12/22/1975 d=Map of Sri Lanka ... 8/3/1976 d=Sirimavo Bandaranaike
1.25r 4   5/22/1979 d=Sirisena ... 1/7/1980 d=A. Ratnayake
1.50r 2   5/7/1976 issue=Vesak 1976 d=The astrologer being entertained, 12/27/1979 issue=Rotary 75th
1r55c 1   9/3/1973 dt=paintings (1973 Sri Lanka)
1.60r 7   3/23/1980 issue=Vesak 1980 ... 11/22/2010 issue=National Stamp Fair Colombo 2010 dt=ancient flags of Sri Lanka
2.00r 64   4/1/1981 issue=100th Anniversary of of Sri Lanka Light Infantry ... 10/7/2016 issue=Flowers of Sri Lanka 2016 d=Ranunculus sagittifolius
= 2r 11   10/12/1972 dt=fishes (1972 Sri Lanka) d=Puntius nigrofasciatus ... 8/23/2006 issue=St Joseph's Church 125th
2.25r 2   5/7/1976 issue=Vesak 1976 d=Royal procession, 11/29/1976 d=Statue of Liberty (1976 Sri Lanka)
2.50r 58   2/10/1981 issue=1981 provisional ... 11/20/2010 issue=National Stamp Fair 2010
3.00(r) 22   7/31/1979 issue=International Year of the Child ... 5/24/2018 issue=Wild Animals Of Sri Lanka d=Sri Lankan birdwing
3.50(r) 69   1999 issue=Brakthi Prabodanaya Magazine d=symbols ... 2/28/2004 dt=Distinguished Personalities d=Mapalagama Vipulasara Thero
3.75(r) 2   11/22/1979 d=Hegira, 11/20/1980 issue=Christmas 1980 d=three kings (1980)
4.00(r) 16   2/10/1981 issue=1981 provisional ... 12/16/2017 issue=Endemic Birds of Sri Lanka d=Sri Lanka Black-capped Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus
4.50(r) 108   4/29/2002 issue=9th Anniversary of the Death of Ranasinghe Premadasa d=flag of Sri Lanka, Ranasinghe Premadasa, houses ... 12/12/2012 issue=2012 d=Guard Stone - Rajamaha Vihara Arattna
4.60(r) 12   6/16/1984 issue=100th Anniversary of Public Service Mutual Provident Association ... 10/15/1985 issue=50th Anniversary of Land Development Ordinance
5.00(r) 312   5/7/1976 issue=Vesak 1976 d=Birth of the Buddha ... 12/1/2022 issue=Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka
5.50(r) 2   2/10/1984 issue=4th Anniversary of Mahapola Scheme, 12/8/1985 issue=1st Summit Meeting of South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation
5.75(r) 20   12/1/1985 issue=1985 surcharges d=++on=2.50r ... 11/10/1989 issue=20th Anniversary of First Manned Landing on Moon
5.95r 1   4/7/1977 dt=Handicrafts (1977 Sri Lanka) d=souvenir sheet
6.00(r) 9   8/22/1983 dt=transports ... 11/11/1986 issue=Mangrove Conservation d=Uca lactea
6.50(r) 2   4/5/1986 issue=Halley's Comet, 4/10/1986 issue=Sinhalese and Tamil New Year 1986
7.00(r) 19   5/5/1981 issue=Vesak 1981 ... 10/7/2016 issue=Flowers of Sri Lanka 2016 d=Strobilanthes viscosa var. digitalis
8.00(r) 15   5/2/1990 issue=Vesak 1990 ... 5/3/2017 issue=Vesak 2017 d=Dhamma preaching and listening
8.50(r) 12   4/5/1986 issue=Halley's Comet d=Edmond Halley (1986 Sri Lanka) ... 3/13/1996 issue=Handicrafts 1996 d=pottery
9.00(r) 5   4/22/1985 issue=100th Anniversary of Vesak Poya Holiday ... 11/17/1992 issue=Christmas 1992
10.00(r) 162   1/1/1976 dt=flowers (1976 Sri Lanka) d=Wormia triquetra ... 12/1/2022 issue=Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka
10.50(r) 2   3/13/1996 issue=Handicrafts 1996 d=Mats, 8/18/1996 issue=Sri Lanka 1996 World Cup Cricket Champions d=wicketkeeper
11.00(r) 6   5/17/1991 issue=Vesak 1991 ... 5/6/1997 issue=1997 surcharges d=++on=10.50r
12.00(r) 17   5/22/2007 dt=seashells of Sri Lanka d=Aquatile hairy triton ... 12/13/2019 issue=Provincial Flowers d=Dendrobium maccarthide
13.00(r) 2   9/15/1992 issue=Olympics 1992, 12/1/1992 issue=500th Anniversary of Discovery of America by Columbus d="Santa Maria"
13.50(r) 16   2/3/1999 red issue=1999 dt=Traditional Dances (1999) ... 4/10/2002 issue=Natural Beauty of Sri Lanka 2002 d=Knuckles Range
14.00(r) 2   7/22/1997 dt=Medicinal Herbs (1997) d=Rauvolfia serpentina, 3/18/2000 dt=corals (2000) d=Leptoria phrygia
15.00(r) 241   9/15/1992 issue=Olympics 1992 ... 11/25/2022 issue=Vesak 2022
16.50(r) 12   4/29/2002 issue=50th Anniversary of Sri Lanka-Japan Diplomatic Relations ... 8/6/2004 issue=Olympics 2004
17.00(r) 40   11/30/1993 issue=Christmas 1993 ... 5/5/2006 issue=Buddhist Era 2550th d=Buddhist influence on art & sculpture
18.00(r) 1   1/6/2004 issue=140th Anniversary of Shazuliyathul Fassiya Tharika
20.00(r) 53   5/18/1979 dt=Embekke Temple carvings ... 12/1/2022 issue=Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka
22.00(r) 1   3/18/2000 dt=corals (2000) d=Pocillopora eydouxi (2000)
23.00(r) 7   5/17/2002 issue=Vesak 2002 ... 10/9/2003 issue=World Post Day 2003
25.00(r) 47   7/21/2005 issue=Matara Kithalagama Seelalankara Thero d=Matara Kithalagama Seelalankara Thero ... 12/1/2022 issue=Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka
26.00(r) 4   8/8/2002 issue=14th Asian Athletic Championships ... 4/30/2004 issue=Vesak 2004
30.00(r) 18   12/3/2005 issue=Christmas 2005 ... 12/6/2022 issue=Christmas 2022
33.00(r) 1   12/26/2005 issue=1st Anniversary of the Tsunami
35.(r) 1   7/8/2019 issue=Kataragama Esala Festival
= 35.00(r) 23   10/9/2007 issue=Constellations dt=constellations (2007) d=Ursa Major ... 2/20/2020 issue=60th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with Nepal
40.00(r) 17   10/9/2006 issue=World Post Day 2006 ... 12/1/2022 issue=Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka
45.(r) 1   7/8/2019 issue=Kataragama Esala Festival
= 45.00(r) 40   4/1/2007 issue=150th Anniversary of the First Postage Stamp of Sri Lanka ... 11/25/2022 issue=Vesak 2022
50.00(r) 47   5/18/1979 dt=Embekke Temple carvings ... 5/4/2023 issue=Vesak 2023
55.00(r) 1   12/12/2012 issue=2012 d=Balustrade - Mahavihara Anuradhapura
60.00(r) 3   9/12/2022 issue=Royal Botanical Gardens ... 12/1/2022 issue=Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka
65.00(r) 1   1/18/2013 issue=60th Anniversary of Sri Lanka - Japan Diplomatic Relations
70.00(r) 1   9/24/2008 issue=2008
75.00(r) 3   7/23/2012 issue=Olympics 2012 ... 1/13/2015 issue=Visit of Pope Francis to Sri Lanka
100.00(r) 16   5/28/1979 car issue=1979 postal fiscal ... 12/1/2022 issue=Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka
110.00(r) 1   12/1/2022 issue=Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka
200.00(r) 3   10/5/2000 dt=traditional dances (2000) ... 12/1/2022 issue=Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka
500.00(r) 4   5/28/2002 issue=2002 postal fiscal ... 3/16/2021 issue=2021 d=Yapahuwa Lion
1000.00(r) 3   5/28/2002 issue=2002 postal fiscal ... 10/9/2021 issue=2021 d=Yapuhawa Lion
2000.00(r) 1   9/24/2008 issue=2008

Used by 2005 stamps of Sri Lanka: (See all uses as list)
5/22/1972 15c bl&multi d=lotus & sunrise
5/26/1972 .05(r) redbrn&multi issue=World Fellowship of Buddhists 10th conference d=globe on Buddhist flag
9/8/1972 20c d=book year emblem
10/12/1972 .02(r) dt=fishes (1972 Sri Lanka) d=Pomacanthus imperator (1972)
10/12/1972 .03(r) dporg&multi dt=fishes (1972 Sri Lanka) d=Etroplus suratensis
10/12/1972 .30(r) apgrn&multi dt=fishes (1972 Sri Lanka) d=skipjack tuna (1972)
10/12/1972 2r dt=fishes (1972 Sri Lanka) d=Puntius nigrofasciatus
5/17/1973 15c d=Memorial Hall
9/3/1973 .35(r) dt=paintings (1973 Sri Lanka)
9/3/1973 .50(r) dt=paintings (1973 Sri Lanka)
9/3/1973 90c dt=paintings (1973 Sri Lanka)
9/3/1973 1r55c dt=paintings (1973 Sri Lanka)
9/6/1974 85c issue=20th Commonwealth Parliament Conference d=Memorial Hall
9/25/1974 15c issue=15th Anniversary of the Death of Prime Minister Bandaranaike d=Prime Minister Bandaranaike
10/9/1974 .50(r) issue=UPU 100th
4/1/1975 1r d=Old Parliament Building, Colombo
9/4/1975 75c d=Ponnambalam Ramanathan
9/17/1975 75c d=Wimalasurendra
12/22/1975 1.15r d=Map of Sri Lanka
1/1/1976 .50(r) och&multi dt=flowers (1976 Sri Lanka) d=Exacum trinerve
1/1/1976 10.00(r) dt=flowers (1976 Sri Lanka) d=Wormia triquetra
1/1/1976 75c blk&multi dt=flowers (1976 Sri Lanka) d=Ipsea speciosa
1/1/1976 25c bl&multi dt=flowers (1976 Sri Lanka) d=Rhododendron zeylanicum
1/8/1976 85c issue=Mahaweli River Diversion d=sluice
5/6/1976 1r issue=Opening of Satellite Earth Station, Padukka d=radar station
... skipping 1955 ...
11/25/2022 15.00(r) issue=Vesak 2022
11/25/2022 45.00(r) issue=Vesak 2022
11/25/2022 20.00(r) issue=State Vesak Festival
12/1/2022 10.00(r) issue=Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka
12/1/2022 20.00(r) issue=Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka
12/1/2022 25.00(r) issue=Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka
12/1/2022 30.00(r) issue=Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka
12/1/2022 1.00r issue=Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka
12/1/2022 5.00(r) issue=Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka
12/1/2022 40.00(r) issue=Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka
12/1/2022 50.00(r) issue=Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka
12/1/2022 60.00(r) issue=Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka
12/1/2022 100.00(r) issue=Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka
12/1/2022 110.00(r) issue=Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka
12/1/2022 200.00(r) issue=Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka
12/6/2022 30.00(r) issue=Christmas 2022
12/6/2022 50.00(r) issue=Christmas 2022
12/14/2022 50.00(r) issue=National Festival of the Prophet
12/16/2022 50.00(r) issue=70th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with Japan
2/2/2023 50.00(r) issue=75th Anniversary of Independence
2/26/2023 50.00(r) issue=100th Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Malay Association
5/4/2023 50.00(r) issue=Vesak 2023
5/4/2023 50.00(r) issue=Vesak 2023
5/4/2023 50.00(r) issue=Vesak 2023
5/4/2023 50.00(r) issue=Vesak 2023

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