Rupee facts for kids
India, Indonesia, Maldives, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka
Orange: Countries where a foreign country's rupee is legal tender
Indian rupee: Bhutan, Nepal, Zimbabwe
Indonesian rupiah: East Timor
The rupee is the name of a currency amount ("denomination" of money) in various coountries.
It is used in the Republic of India and Pakistan. It was also used in British India, the former East Pakistan until 1971, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Mauritius, and the Seychelles. In past times, rupees were also the name of the money used in Burma and in the German and British colonies in East Africa. The name comes from a Sanskrit word meaning silver. The rupiah of Indonesia and the rufiyah of the Maldives are kinds of money that also got their name from this word. All of these were previously Spanish dollars.
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Images for kids
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Rūpyarūpa issued by the Maurya Empire, with symbols of wheel and elephant. 3rd century BC.
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Rupiya issued by the Sher Shah Suri, 1540–1545 CE.
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The French East India Company issued silver Rupee in the name of Muhammad Shah (1719–1748) for Northern India trade, minted in Pondicherry.
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Government of India - 5 Rupee note (1858)
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The British Raj issued 1 Rupee banknote, 1917.
See also
In Spanish: Rupia para niños
