What is a Rupee?

Learn about the rupee, the common currency of several countries, including India and Pakistan. Discover its historical roots, current exchange rates, and the different types of rupees used across nations.

What is a Rupee? Meaning, Definition!

The rupee is the common name for the currencies of India, Indonesia, Maldives, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and formerly those of Afghanistan, Burma and British East Africa, German East Africa and the Trucial States. Basically, the rupee is monetary unit of India, equal to 100 paise in India, Pakistan, and Nepal. As Wall as equal to 100 cents in Sri Lanka, Mauritius, and Seychelles. What is a Rupee? a system of money in general use in a particular country.

In the Maldives, the unit of currency known as the rufiyah, which is a cognate of the Sanskrit rupya. The Indian rupees (₹) and Pakistani rupees (₨) subdivided into one hundred paise (singular paisa) or pice. The Mauritian and Sri Lankan rupees subdivide into 100 cents. The Nepalese rupee subdivides into one hundred paisas (both singular and plural) or four sukas or two mohors. Definition of Organization, What is Glocalization? Meaning, Definition!

Rupee Exchange Currency to per US dollar

1. 67.84 Indian Rupee
2. 35.95 Mauritian Rupee
3. 108.52 Nepalese Rupee
4. 104.85 Pakistani Rupee
5. 13.27 Seychellois Rupee
6. 149.76 Sri Lankan Rupee
7. 13440.00 Indonesian Rupiah
8. 15.36 Maldivian Rufiyaa

“All currency Exchanging to per US dollar on a date of 24 December 2016, rupee use in the country of India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia use to Rupiah, the Maldives using Rufiyaa.”

History

The history of the rupee traces back to Ancient India circa 3rd century BC. Ancient India was one of the earliest issuers of coins in the world, along with the Lydian staters, several other Middle Eastern coinages, and the Chinese wen. The term is from rūpya, a Sanskrit term for the silver coin, from Sanskrit rūpá, beautiful form.

The Indian rupee was come first introduce issued and termed as rupiya, the silver coin, by Sher Shah Suri (1540–1545), continued by the Mughal rulers. The Kabuli rupee and the Kandahari rupee were using as currency in Afghanistan prior to 1891 when they were standardized as the Afghan rupee. The Afghan rupee, which was subdivided into 60 paisas, was replaced by the Afghan Afghani in 1925. After the middle of the 20th century, Tibet’s official currency was also known as the Tibetan rupee.

The Indian rupee was the official currency of Dubai and Qatar until 1959 when India created a new Gulf rupee (also known as the “external rupee”) to hinder the smuggling of gold. The Gulf rupee was legal tender until 1966 when India significantly devalued the Indian rupee and a new Qatar-Dubai riyal was established to provide economic stability.

Types of Rupee Used by Countries

India	Indian rupee	INR	₹ 67.73
Indonesia	Indonesian rupiah	IDR	Rp 13,024
Maldives	Maldivian rufiyaa	MVR	Rf 12.80
Mauritius	Mauritian rupee	MUR	Rs 35.65
Nepal	Nepalese rupee	NPR	रू 106.76
Pakistan	Pakistani rupee	PKR	Rs 104.67
Seychelles	Seychellois rupee	SCR	SR 13.20
Sri Lanka	Sri Lankan rupee	LKR	රු 147.04