Very interesting not only for numismatists, but for all who are interested in money, a rupee coin. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Sri Lanka - this is the list of countries where it is in circulation.
On all banknotes of the national currency of Indiadepicts the same portrait - Mahatma Gandhi, one of the famous politicians who influenced the liberation of the state from colonial dependence. A denomination of 10 rupees is circulated in the country almost daily.
This money in its time brought into circulation in the form of silver coins, the Indian Sherish kings. In honor of him, the great writer R. Kipling in his "Book of the Jungle" called the main tiger.
The name of the currency of India goes back to Sanskrit. According to one version, it came from the word rupia, which means "silver that was processed". On the other - from the word rura - "animals", or "cattle".
Until 1947, the state remained a colonyGreat Britain. A small coin of India was minted with a picture of the profiles of British monarchs. After gaining independence, the rate of the rupee remained tied to the pound for a long time, and only in 1993 it became floating.
In the official financial world, the Indian rupee knows the following:
Given that the composition of the population of India is multinational, notes on banknotes are duplicated in English, Hindi and 15 more of the 22 official languages of the country.
To import or export a rupee from India is prohibited.This does not include Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. You can import American dollars, but with a total of more than 2500, you need a declaration. By law, a tourist can not take out more money than the amount he has brought.
In circulation, Indian rupees of different years of release.They have different colors and pictures, but there is an image of Mahatma Gandhi on all. On the size of each note, starting from ten, more than the previous one by 1 cm. The most runner is a banknote of 100 rupees.
Coins of India of the early years of production, in addition tonumeral designation, had finger images. This was done for the semi-literate strata of the population. Coins are used by tourists mainly for offering to the gods, in circulation they play a minor role.
Coins of India in the period of colonial dependencehad an unusual shape. For example, a coin with a denomination of 1 anna, released in 1944, has a wavy edge. On the reverse of this coin the profile of the English king-emperor George VI. Some coins of India have the shape of a square with rounded corners.
Not all banks in India are engaged in exchanging rupees for dollars. At airports, a special tax is levied on foreign exchange. In banks in coastal cities, you can bargain to a better deal.
Not so long ago, coins of India acquired their symbol and became a recognizable currency. It consists of elements of the Indian alphabet and looks similar to the English letter R.
Now Indian rupee is easier to distinguish from rupees of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Bangladesh. The symbol is also present on the banknotes.
