The Rupee (₨ or Rs.) is the common name for the currency used in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Mauritius; in Indonesia the unit of currency is known as the rupiah and in the Maldives the rufiyah. An Indian rupee is equivalent to one hundred new paisa or pice (singular ''paisa''). The origin of the word Rupee is found in the Sanskrit word ''rupya'', meaning 'silver.' The derivative word ''Rupiya'' was used to denote the coin introduced by Sher Shah Suri during his reign from 1540 to 1545 CE. The original Rupiya was a silver coin weighing 178gm. The coin was used since then even during the times of British India. Formerly the rupee was divided into 16 annas, and the anna into 4 pice or 12 pie (Indian coin)s. Decimalisation occurred in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in 1869, India in 1957 and in Pakistan in 1961. Large denominations of Rupees are often counted in lacs or lakhs (1,00,000) and crores (1,00,00,000).
''Indian 100 Rupee banknote, Indian 20 Rupee banknote, Indian 1 Rupee coin, Indian 2 Rupee coin''
''Pakistani currency bills of 1, 10 and 50 rupee denominations''
== Fictional Uses of the Rupee == Rupees are also the unit of currency in the Legend of Zelda series Videogame series created by Nintendo. See ''Rupee (Legend of Zelda)''. ---- See also: * Indian Rupee * Mauritian Rupee * Nepalese Rupee * Pakistani Rupee * Seychelles Rupee * Sri Lankan Rupee * Indonesian Rupiah * Maldivian Rufiyah Formerly used Rupees include: * Burmese Rupee * French Indian Rupee * German East African Rupie * Gulf Rupee * Portuguese Indian Rupia ==External links== *[http://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/c-mogul.html Picture of original ''Rupiya'' introduced by Sher Shah Suri] hi:रुपया RS is a common acronym for the online game, Runescape.
It seems like this page should become a disambiguation page (and there should be pages for the Indian Rupee, Pakistani Rupee, "Hyrule" Rupee, etc...) Japan also used Rupees in the past. Not sure of the timescale but certainly during WW2.
{| class="toccolours" style="margin: 0 2em 0 2em;" width="80%" ! style="background:#ccccff" align="center" width="100%" | Rupees |- | align="center" style="font-size: 90%;" colspan="2" | Indian rupee | Mauritian rupee | Nepalese rupee | Pakistani rupee | Seychelles rupee | Sri Lankan rupee | Rupiah | Rufiyah |- | align="center" style="font-size: 90%;" colspan="2" | Formerly used rupees include: Burmese rupee | French Indian rupee | German East African rupie | Gulf rupee | Portuguese Indian rupia |} Asian currencies
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The Rupee (₨ or Rs.) is the common name for the currency used in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Mauritius; in Indonesia the unit of currency is known as the rupiah and in the Maldives the rufiyah. An Indian rupee is equivalent to one hundred new paisa or pice (singular ''paisa''). The origin of the word Rupee is found in the Sanskrit word ''rupya'', meaning 'silver.' The derivative word ''Rupiya'' was used to denote the coin introduced by Sher Shah Suri during his reign from 1540 to 1545 CE. The original Rupiya was a silver coin weighing 178gm. The coin was used since then even during the times of British India. Formerly the rupee was divided into 16 annas, and the anna into 4 pice or 12 pie (Indian coin)s. Decimalisation occurred in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in 1869, India in 1957 and in Pakistan in 1961. Large denominations of Rupees are often counted in lacs or lakhs (1,00,000) and crores (1,00,00,000).
''Indian 100 Rupee banknote, Indian 20 Rupee banknote, Indian 1 Rupee coin, Indian 2 Rupee coin''
''Pakistani currency bills of 1, 10 and 50 rupee denominations''
== Fictional Uses of the Rupee == Rupees are also the unit of currency in the Legend of Zelda series Videogame series created by Nintendo. See ''Rupee (Legend of Zelda)''. ---- See also: * Indian Rupee * Mauritian Rupee * Nepalese Rupee * Pakistani Rupee * Seychelles Rupee * Sri Lankan Rupee * Indonesian Rupiah * Maldivian Rufiyah Formerly used Rupees include: * Burmese Rupee * French Indian Rupee * German East African Rupie * Gulf Rupee * Portuguese Indian Rupia ==External links== *[http://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/c-mogul.html Picture of original ''Rupiya'' introduced by Sher Shah Suri] hi:रुपया RS is a common acronym for the online game, Runescape.
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It seems like this page should become a disambiguation page (and there should be pages for the Indian Rupee, Pakistani Rupee, "Hyrule" Rupee, etc...) Japan also used Rupees in the past. Not sure of the timescale but certainly during WW2.
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{| class="toccolours" style="margin: 0 2em 0 2em;" width="80%" ! style="background:#ccccff" align="center" width="100%" | Rupees |- | align="center" style="font-size: 90%;" colspan="2" | Indian rupee | Mauritian rupee | Nepalese rupee | Pakistani rupee | Seychelles rupee | Sri Lankan rupee | Rupiah | Rufiyah |- | align="center" style="font-size: 90%;" colspan="2" | Formerly used rupees include: Burmese rupee | French Indian rupee | German East African rupie | Gulf rupee | Portuguese Indian rupia |} Asian currencies
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