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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.
History The Seychelles rupee was introduced in 1914, replacing, at par, the Mauritan rupee which had circulated in the Seychelles since 1877.
Coins 1 cent (last minted in 1992) 5 cents 10 cents 25 cents 1 rupee 5 rupees
Banknotes
10 rupees 25 rupees 50 rupees 100 rupees 500 rupees Current SCR exchange rates Use Yahoo! Finance: AUD CAD CHF EUR GBP HKD JPY USD Use XE.com: AUD CAD CHF EUR GBP HKD JPY USD
References http://www.mfa.gov.sc/seychelles_currency.html http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca/currency_table.html
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