rupee

     

The Rupee (₨ or Rs.) (Hini and Urdu: Rupiya, from Sanskrit rupyakam meaning coins of silver) is the common name for the currencies used in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Mauritius, and Seychelles; in Indonesia the unit of currency is known as the rupiah and in the Maldives the rufiyah. The Indian rupee and the Pakistani rupee are subdivided into one hundred paise or pice (singular paisa), the Sri Lankan rupee into 100 cents and the Nepalese rupee can be subdivided into one hundred paisa or pice (both singular and plural) or four Sukas (sing. Suka) or two Mohors (sing. Mohor).

Trivia about rupee

  • The name of this currency is from the Sanskrit for "coined silver"
  • 100 paisas make up one of these in India
  • It's the basic monetary unit needed to dine in a Delhi-catessen
  • Nepal,Mauritius,Pakistan
  • It's the currency in common to India & Sri Lanka
  • The monetary systems of Nepal & India use this basic unit
  • Like some of its neighbors, Pakistan uses this unit of currency
  • The Seychelles uses this unit of currency, which is also used in Pakistan, Nepal & Sri Lanka
  • Nepal, Pakistan & India all use this as their basic monetary unit

Found pages about rupee

Users that searched for rupee