Tag Archive: Sierra Leone

• Dec-14-2023

  Sierra Leone – Conclusion of currency transition.

  After several extensions, the legal tender status of old banknotes will cease on 31 December 2023. From 1 January until...

• Jan-21-2023

  Sierra Leone – Old currency still being used.

  Old pre-redenomination banknotes are still prevalent in the market. They were originally to be demonetized by end-September 2022. The date...

• Sep-17-2022

  Sierra Leone – Legal tender status of old notes extended.

  The Bank of Sierra Leone announced on 15 September 2022 that the legal tender status of old banknotes denominated in...

• Jul-3-2022

  Sierra Leone – Redenominated banknotes confirmed in circulation.

  The re-denominated banknotes are in circulation since 1 July 2022. Older notes will co-circulate until 30 September 2022. The rate...

• Jul-1-2022

  Sierra Leone – ISO 4217 code for the redenominated monetary unit is SLE. Limits for exchanges.

  The code for the new redenominated Leone is SLE. One new Leon (SLE) is equal to 1,000 old leones (SLL)...

• Jun-30-2022

  Sierra Leone – Redenominated family of banknotes to be issued tomorrow.

  According to a Public Notice issued on 16 June 2022 the new redenominated banknotes will start circulating tomorrow 1 July...

• Mar-16-2022

  Sierra Leone – New ISO 4217 code for the redenominated Leone.

     You saw it here first… Effective 1 April 2022 the ISO 4217 code for the Sierra Leone redenominated monetary...

• Mar-11-2022

  Sierra Leone – Redenominated family of banknotes to be issued tomorrow.

  According to a Public Notice issued on 16 June 2022 the new redenominated banknotes will start circulating tomorrow 1 July...

• Aug-14-2021

  Sierra Leone – Redenomination.

     You saw it here first. Bank of Sierra Leone announced this week in a press release that it will...

• Feb-14-2018

  Sierra Leone

  New details are known about the 5,000 (SLL5,000.4) and 10,000 leones (SLL10,000.4) notes recently announced. These notes will be issued...

• Feb-5-2018

  Sierra Leone

  Dr. Patrick Saidu Conteh, Governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone, has announced that new notes of 5,000 leones (SLL5,000.4)...