Sierra Leonean Leone
a.k.a. SLE, SLL, Sierra Leone Leone
Sierra Leone's currency, redenominated in 2022 by knocking three zeros off.
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Sierra Leone's currency, redenominated in 2022 by knocking three zeros off.
The Sierra Leonean leone is the money of Sierra Leone in West Africa. In 2022 the country introduced a new leone (code SLE) worth 1,000 old leones (code SLL), to make prices less unwieldy after years of inflation. Diamonds and iron ore are major exports, and the currency is thinly traded.
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