Sierra Leonean leone

Sierra Leonean leone
10 to 500 leone coins of the old leone (SLL), demonetised as of 1 January 2024
ISO 4217
CodeSLE (numeric: 925)
[1]
Subunit0.01
Unit
SymbolLe
Denominations
Subunit
1100cent
BanknotesLe 1, Le 2, Le 5, Le 10, Le 20
Coins1¢, 5¢, 10¢, 25¢, 50¢
Demographics
Date of introduction4 August 1964
User(s) Sierra Leone
Issuance
Central bankBank of Sierra Leone
 Websitewww.bsl.gov.sl
Valuation
Inflation11.1%
 SourceThe World Factbook, 2013 est.

The leone is the currency of Sierra Leone. It is subdivided into 100 cents. As of 1 July 2022, the ISO 4217 code is SLE due to a redenomination of the old leone (SLL) at a rate of SLL 1000 to SLE 1.[2] The leone is abbreviated as Le placed before the amount.

  1. ^ "List One: Currency, fund and precious metal codes" (XLS). www.six-group.com. SIX Group. 23 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Sierra Leone launches re-denominated currency to strengthen value". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 16 July 2022.