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Encyclopedia > Portuguese Indian Rupia

The Portuguese Indian Rupia was the currency of Portuguese India until 1959. It was divisible into 16 Tangas or 960 Reis. In 1959, the currency was changed to the Portuguese Indian Escudo, at the rate of 1 Rupia for 6 Escudos. Portuguese India (Port. ...


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Indian Rupee | Mauritian Rupee | Nepalese Rupee | Pakistani Rupee | Seychelles Rupee | Sri Lankan Rupee | Indonesian Rupiah | Maldivian Rufiyah The Rupee (₨ or Rs. ... The Indian Rupee is the official currency of India. ... The rupee is also the currency of Mauritius. ... The Nepalese Rupee (ISO 4217 code NPR) is the currency used in Nepal. ... The Pakistani Rupee (PKR) is the official currency of Pakistan. ... The currency of Seychelles is the rupee, divided into 100 cents. ... The rupee is the official currency of Sri Lanka, divided into 100 cents. ... Sample of Rupiah banknote The rupiah is the monetary unit of Indonesia (currency code IDR). ... The rufiyah or rufiyaa (Mrf. ...

Formerly used Rupees include: Burmese Rupee | French Indian Rupee | German East African Rupie | Gulf Rupee | Portuguese Indian Rupia The Gulf Rupee, also known as the Persian Gulf Rupee (XPGR), was introduced by the Indian government as a replacement for the Indian Rupee for circulation exclusively outside the country with the Reserve Bank of India [Amendment] Act, 1 May 1959. ...


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Indian Rupee - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article (730 words)
The Indian Rupee is subdivided into 100 paise (singular paisa).
As is standard in Indian English, large values of Indian rupees are counted in terms of thousand, lakh (100 thousand, in digits 1,00,000), and crore (10 million, in digits 1,00,00,000).
In previous times, the Indian Rupee was regarded as an official currency of other countries, including Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the Trucial States (now the UAE), and Malaysia.
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