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Sri Lankan rupee (Maldive Islands 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 (2072 stamps, 1972-2024) Show with all usages

Denominations used by Maldive Islands in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
2c 3   9/9/1906 redbrn issue=1906 d=King Edward VII (1903 Ceylon 2c) ovpt=MALDIVES oc=blk on=issuer=Ceylon-issue=1904-2c ... 1933 sl issue=1933 d=minaret of Juma Mosque smaller
3c 3   9/9/1906 grn issue=1906 d=King Edward VII (1903 Ceylon a) ovpt=MALDIVES oc=blk on=issuer=Ceylon-issue=1904-3c ... 1933 redbrn issue=1933 d=minaret of Juma Mosque smaller
4c 1   9/9/1906 yel&bl issue=1906 d=King Edward VII (1903 Ceylon a) ovpt=MALDIVES oc=blk on=issuer=Ceylon-issue=1904-4c
5c 3   9/9/1906 ltredvio issue=1906 d=King Edward VII (1903 Ceylon 5c) ovpt=MALDIVES oc=blk on=issuer=Ceylon-issue=1904-5c ... 1933 cl issue=1933 d=minaret of Juma Mosque smaller
6c 1   1933 issue=1933 d=minaret of Juma Mosque smaller
10c 2   5/1909 car d=minaret of Juma Mosque, 1933 issue=1933 d=minaret of Juma Mosque smaller
15c 2   9/9/1906 ltbl issue=1906 d=King Edward VII (1903 Ceylon b) ovpt=MALDIVES oc=blk on=issuer=Ceylon-issue=1904-15c, 1933 issue=1933 d=minaret of Juma Mosque smaller
25c 2   9/9/1906 bis issue=1906 d=King Edward VII (1903 Ceylon b) ovpt=MALDIVES oc=blk on=issuer=Ceylon-issue=1904-25c, 1933 issue=1933 d=minaret of Juma Mosque smaller
50c 1   1933 issue=1933 d=minaret of Juma Mosque smaller
1r 1   1933 issue=1933 d=minaret of Juma Mosque smaller

Used by 19 stamps of Maldive Islands: (See all uses as list)
9/9/1906 3c grn issue=1906 d=King Edward VII (1903 Ceylon a) ovpt=MALDIVES oc=blk on=issuer=Ceylon-issue=1904-3c wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
9/9/1906 4c yel&bl issue=1906 d=King Edward VII (1903 Ceylon a) ovpt=MALDIVES oc=blk on=issuer=Ceylon-issue=1904-4c wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
9/9/1906 5c ltredvio issue=1906 d=King Edward VII (1903 Ceylon 5c) ovpt=MALDIVES oc=blk on=issuer=Ceylon-issue=1904-5c wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
9/9/1906 15c ltbl issue=1906 d=King Edward VII (1903 Ceylon b) ovpt=MALDIVES oc=blk on=issuer=Ceylon-issue=1904-15c wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
9/9/1906 25c bis issue=1906 d=King Edward VII (1903 Ceylon b) ovpt=MALDIVES oc=blk on=issuer=Ceylon-issue=1904-25c wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
9/9/1906 2c redbrn issue=1906 d=King Edward VII (1903 Ceylon 2c) ovpt=MALDIVES oc=blk on=issuer=Ceylon-issue=1904-2c wmk=mult crown & CA perf=14
5/1909 10c car d=minaret of Juma Mosque wmk=mult rosette perf=14
5/1909 5c redvio d=minaret of Juma Mosque wmk=mult rosette perf=14
5/1909 3c grn d=minaret of Juma Mosque wmk=mult rosette perf=14
5/1909 2c orgbrn d=minaret of Juma Mosque wmk=mult rosette perf=14
1933 2c sl issue=1933 d=minaret of Juma Mosque smaller wmk=Harrison & Sons, London
1933 3c redbrn issue=1933 d=minaret of Juma Mosque smaller wmk=Harrison & Sons, London
1933 5c cl issue=1933 d=minaret of Juma Mosque smaller wmk=Harrison & Sons, London
1933 6c issue=1933 d=minaret of Juma Mosque smaller wmk=Harrison & Sons, London
1933 10c issue=1933 d=minaret of Juma Mosque smaller wmk=Harrison & Sons, London
1933 15c issue=1933 d=minaret of Juma Mosque smaller wmk=Harrison & Sons, London
1933 25c issue=1933 d=minaret of Juma Mosque smaller wmk=Harrison & Sons, London
1933 50c issue=1933 d=minaret of Juma Mosque smaller wmk=Harrison & Sons, London
1933 1r issue=1933 d=minaret of Juma Mosque smaller wmk=Harrison & Sons, London

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