Seychellois rupee
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| Seychellois rupee roupie seychelloise (French) |
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| ISO 4217 Code | SCR | ||
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| User(s) | Seychelles | ||
| Inflation | 0.7% | ||
| Source | The World Factbook, 2006 est. | ||
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| 1/100 | cent | ||
| Symbol | SR or SRe | ||
| Coins | 1, 5, 10, 25 cents, 1, 5 rupees | ||
| Banknotes | 10, 25, 50, 100, 500 rupees | ||
| Central bank | Central Bank of Seychelles | ||
| Website | www.cbs.sc | ||
The rupee is the currency of the Seychelles, divided into 100 cents. In the local Seychellois Creole (Seselwa) language, it is called the roupi. The international currency code is SCR. The abbreviations SR and SRe are sometimes used.[1][2]
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[edit] History
The Seychelles rupee was introduced in 1914, replacing, at par, the Mauritian rupee which had circulated in the Seychelles since 1877.
[edit] Coins
- 1 cent (last minted in 1992)
- 5 cents
- 10 cents
- 25 cents
- 1 rupee
- 5 rupees
[edit] Banknotes
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- 10 rupees
- 25 rupees
- 50 rupees
- 100 rupees
- 500 rupees
Current SCR exchange rates
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It should be noted that the currency regulations in Seychelles lead to existence of the black market. The "unofficial" rates are different from the official ones by a factor of 2 to 2.5. As of April 2007, the official SCR/USD is ~ 6.1 rupees per US dollar, as opposed to the "black market" rate of 13 rupees per US dollar.[citation needed]
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| Preceded by: Mauritian rupee Reason: became a separate crown colony in 1903 Ratio: at par |
Currency of Seychelles 1914 – |
Succeeded by: Current |
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| Current | Indian rupee · Indonesian rupiah · Maldivian rufiyaa · Mauritian rupee · Nepalese rupee · Pakistani rupee · Seychellois rupee · Sri Lankan rupee |
| Defunct | Afghan rupee · Bhutanese rupee · Burmese rupee · Danish Indian rupee · (British) East African rupee · French Indian rupee · German East African rupie · Gulf rupee · Hyderabad rupee · Italian Somaliland rupia · Javan rupee · Netherlands Indian roepiah · Portuguese Indian rupia · Riau rupiah · Travancore rupee · West New Guinean rupiah · Zanzibari rupee |
| Fictional | Hylian rupee |
| See also | History of the rupee |
