Indian rupee bank notes are mutually interchangeable in London ( they are fungible there ) but they are not easily traded there ( they cannot be spent in London ).

In 1898, British India pegged the silver rupee to the pound sterling at a fixed rate of 1s 4d, while in 1906, the Straits Settlements adopted a gold exchange standard against the pound sterling with the silver Straits dollar being fixed at 2s 4d.

In 1974, the ngultrum was introduced as the Bhutanese currency replacing the rupee at par.

John Sullivan started building Stonehouse in 1822, acquiring land from the Todas at one rupee an acre.

At the end of the 19th century the Indian silver rupee went unto a gold exchange standard at a fixed rate of 1 rupee to one shilling and fourpence in British currency, or 15 rupees to 1 pound sterling.

All fractions of the rupee are of only historical significance and no fractions are in use at all.

In East Africa, Arabia, and Mesopotamia the rupee and its subsidiary coinage was current at various times.

As the rupee was fixed at 1 shilling 6 pence, this resulted in a conversion rate of 13⅓ rupees to the dinar.

The dinar was introduced into circulation in 1932, by replacing the Indian rupee, which had been the official currency since the British occupation of the country in World War I, at a rate of 1 dinar = 11 rupees.

Only Oman continued to use the Gulf rupee until 1970, with the government backing the currency at its old peg to the pound.

The rupee was introduced in 1932, replacing the silver mohar at a rate of 2 mohar = 1 rupee.

Its value was pegged to the Indian rupee in 1993 at a rate of 1. 6 Nepalese rupees = 1 Indian rupee.

The taka became Bangladesh's currency in 1972, replacing the Pakistani rupee at par.

However, payments were made in rupees and annas at the " fictitious par " ( fixed accounting rate ) of 2 shillings per rupee ( i. e., 1 pound

Thus, the rupee of 100 cents became Ceylon's money of account and sole legal tender effective 1 January 1872, replacing British currency at a rate of 1 rupee =

In 1974, the ngultrum was introduced, replacing the rupee at par.

The Mauritian currency also circulated in the Seychelles until 1914, when it was replaced by the Seychellois rupee at par.

In 1934, a peg to sterling replaced the peg to the Indian rupee, at the rate of 1 rupee = 1 shilling 6 pence ( the rate at which the Indian rupee was also pegged ).

Nehru demurred, saying that India's Planning Commission statistics showed that the daily average income was more like 15 annas ( a little under a rupee ) per day.

For United States expenditures under subsections ( A ), ( B ), ( D ), ( E ), ( F ), ( H ) through ( R ) of Section 104 of the Act or under any of such subsections, the rupee equivalent of $200 million.

For grant to the Government of India under subsection ( E ) of Section 104 of the Act, the rupee equivalent of not more than $538 million for financing such projects to promote balanced economic development as may from time to time be mutually agreed.

For loan to the Government of India under subsection ( G ) of Section 104 of the Act, the rupee equivalent of not more than $538 million for financing such projects to promote balanced economic development as may be mutually agreed.

In the event the total of rupees accruing to the Government of the United States of America as a consequence of sales made pursuant to this Agreement is different from the rupee equivalent of $1,276 million, the amounts available for the purposes specified in paragraph 1, Article 2, will be adjusted proportionately.

The Government of India will provide facilities for the conversions of the rupee equivalent of $4 million ( up to a maximum of $1 million per year ) accruing under the subject agreement for agricultural market development purposes into currencies other than United States dollars on request of the Government of the United States of America.

The rupee equivalent of $63.8 million, but not more than 5 percent of the currencies received under the Agreement will be used for loans to be made by the Export-Import Bank of Washington under Section 104 ( E ) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act, as amended ( hereinafter referred to as the Act ), and for administrative expenses of the Export-Import Bank of Washington in India incident thereto.

The black market value of the Seychellois rupee is anywhere from two thirds to one half the official exchange rate.

When the Seychellois rupee became freely floated on November 3, 2008, its value quickly fell drastically, decreasing from eight per U. S. dollar to 16, effectively doubled the prices of imports.

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The ngultrum is equal in value to the Indian rupee, since Bhutan's economy is largely dependent on Indian financial and other forms of assistance.

Belgium and Italy struck 2-euro coins, India struck a 2 rupee coin, and the USA struck a one dollar coin to mark the event.

The statue, which cost approximately 24 million Indian rupee | rupees, is made of 1550 cubic metres of concrete, 250 tonnes of steel bars and 300 litres of gold paint brought in from neighbouring Thailand.

This originated during the General Zia era when the largest denomination currency was 100 rupee note and one lakh rupees used to fill a small suitcase hence even now one pati means one lakh rupees and so on.

For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt.

In 2002 a sampling of 511 street foods in Ghana by the World Health Organization showed that most had microbial counts within the accepted limits, and a different sampling of 15 street foods in Calcutta showed that they were " nutritionally well balanced ", providing roughly 200Kcal of energy per rupee of cost.

The values of the stamps varied, but all were denominated in cowries ( monetary seashells ), at 200 cowries per rupee or 12½ cowries = 1d.

rupiya released by Sher Shah Suri, 1540-1545 CE, was the first rupee

Historically, the first currency called " rupee " was introduced in the 16th century by Sher Shah Suri, founder of the Sur Empire.

The Spanish dollar had already taken hold in the Straits Settlements by the time the British arrived in the 19th century, however, the East India Company tried to introduce the rupee in its place.

These attempts were resisted by the locals, and by 1867 when the British government took over direct control of the Straits Settlements from the East India Company, attempts to introduce the rupee were finally abandoned.

The Indian rupee is represented by the Indian rupee sign,.

This was followed by cupro-nickel ½ and 1 rupee pieces.

Standard issue notes began to be issued in 1918, with notes for 50 cents and 1 rupee, followed by 5, 10 and 50 rupees in 1928.

20 and 100 rupees notes were first introduced in 1968, whilst the 5 rupee note was replaced by a coin in 1972.

The Gulf rupee, also known as the Persian Gulf rupee ( XPGR ), was introduced by the Government of India as a replacement for the Indian rupee for circulation exclusively outside the country with the Reserve Bank of India Amendment Act of 1 May 1959.

Silver rupee using Mughal era | Mughal conventions, in fact minted by the British East India Company Madras Presidency between 1817-35.

Abdul Karim Telgi cited Pawar's name in relation to the 600 billion rupee stamp-paper scam, during a narcoanalysis filmed by various Indian news channels, wherein he also mentioned Chhagan Bhujbal

In 1932, silver 20 and 50 paisa and 1 rupee coins were introduced, followed by copper 1, 2 and 5 paisa between 1933 and 1935.

Aluminium 25 paisa coins were introduced in 1982, followed by stainless steel 50 paisa and 1 rupee in 1987 and 1988.

In 1972, 500 and 1000 rupees notes were added, followed by 50 rupees in 1974 and 2 rupees in 1981, after the discontinuation of production of 1 rupee notes ( some are still in circulation ).

Since 2007, Nepalese rupee banknotes have been produced by Perum Peruri, the National Mint Public Company of Indonesia.

The rupee was introduced by the Turko-Afghan rulers and was strongly upheld by the Mughals and the British rulers.

In Mithila ( India and Nepal ), West Bengal, Tripura, Mizoram, Orissa, and Assam, the Indian rupee is officially known by names derived from the word टङ ् क ( ṭaṃka ) which means money.