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Indian Money
What
is the Indian currency called?
The Indian currency is called the Indian Rupee (INR) and the coins are
called paise. One Rupee consists of 100 paise. The word Rupee came from the Sanskrit word "raupya" which means silver coin.
The
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the body that is in charge of India's numismatics and currency
production and is India's National Bank.
All
pictures and info on Indian currency courtesy
RBI. Please
visit their website for more detailed info.
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to Role of RBI in India
On
the bottom of this page you will find a Currency Convertor. Use it to find
out what your money is worth in another country.
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to Currency Converter.
Coins in India are available in denominations of 10 paise, 20 paise, 25
paise, 50 paise, one rupee, two rupees and five rupees. Coins up to 50
paise are called 'small coins' and coins of Rupee one and above are called
'Rupee Coins'.
Indian Coins :
Paise
 10
paise 25
Paise 50
Paise
 1
Rupee coin 2
Rupee coin 5
Rupee coin
Indian
bank notes :Rupees
The
present denominations of bank notes in India are issued in the
denomination of Rs.10, Rs.20, Rs.50, Rs.100 and Rs.500. These notes are
called bank notes as they are issued by the Reserve Bank of India (Reserve
Bank). The printing of the 1, 2 & 5 denominations has been
discontinued as these denominations have been coinised. However, such
notes issued earlier are still in circulation.
One
Rupee
Two
Rupees
5 Rupees
10 Rupees
20 Rupees
50 Rupees
100 Rupees
500 Rupees
1000 Rupees
The Reserve Bank can also issue notes in the
denominations of one thousand rupees, five thousand rupees and ten
thousand rupees, or any other denomination that the Central Government may
specify. There cannot, though, be notes in denominations higher than ten
thousand rupees in terms of the current provisions of the Reserve Bank of
India Act, 1934. Coins can be issued up to the denomination of Rs.1000.
The Reserve Bank manages currency in India, by deciding on the various
denominations, designing of bank notes,
including the security features. The Reserve Bank also estimates the quantity
of notes that are likely to be needed. Notes fit for
circulation are reissued and the others (soiled and mutilated) are
destroyed so as to maintain the quality of notes in circulation. The
Reserve Bank derives its role in currency management on the basis of the
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
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Indian
Flag
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JANA
GANA MANA - Indian National
Anthem
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VANDE
MATARAM -Indian Ntional
Song
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LOTUS
- Indian National
Flower
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TIGER
- Indian National
Animal
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PEACOCK
- Indian National
Bird
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LION
OF SARNATH - IndianNational
Emblem
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HINDI
- Indian National
Language
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RUPEE
& PAISE - Indian National
Currency
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