 the rupee is the currency of the seychelles. it is subdivided 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.ministry of foreign affairs - the republic of seychellescurrencies of the world several other currencies are also called rupee. ==banknotes== thumb|one rupee banknote of 1943. british colony: the british legislative council authorized the establishment of a board of commissioners of currency through the paper currency ordinance of 1914, which was enacted by c. r. m. oâbrien, the governor of the colony of the seychelles on 10 august 1914. in 1914, the government produced emergency issues of notes for 50 cents, 1, 5 and 10 rupees. standard issue notes began to be issued in 1918, with notes for 50 cents and 1 rupee, followed by 5, 10 and 50 rupees in 1928. the 50 cents and 1 rupee notes were issued until 1951 and phased out in favor of the coins. 20- and 100-rupee notes were first introduced in 1968, whilst the 5-rupee note was replaced by a coin in 1972. independent republic: in 1976, the seychelles monetary authority took over the issuance of paper money, issuing notes for 10, 25, 50 and 100 rupees. this series featured the first president of the seychelles, james mancham and replaced all colonial notes issued prior to independence. in 1979, there was a redesign, featuring a more socialist and modernized theme reminiscent of the renÃ© regime. this series was also issued by the central bank of seychelles when it took over full responsibility in the same year. in 1989, a new series was introduced with better security features and colors. in 1998, another more high-tech series was introduced with a more practical, ergonomic design. this series later saw an additional 500-rupee note first introduced in 2005. ===2011 upgrade=== on june 7, 2011, the central bank of seychelles issued updated 50, 100 and 500 rupees notes wit
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