Indian Rupee · INR

₹ symbol · 1 country currently using this currency.

Currency info

Adopted: 2010

Currency family: Rupee

The rupee symbol ₹ combines the Devanagari letter 'Ra' with a horizontal line, making it one of the newest currency symbols in the world.

The rupee has been used in India for centuries, with origins in Sanskrit meaning 'silver'
The modern Indian Rupee was established as the official currency after independence in 1947
The current rupee symbol (₹) was officially adopted in 2010, designed by Udaya Kumar
India transitioned from the British pound sterling to the rupee following independence
The Reserve Bank of India, established in 1935, manages monetary policy and currency circulation

Countries currently using this currency

Related

Other Rupee currencies

Bhutanese Ngultrum (BTN)Indonesian Rupiah (IDR)Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR)Mauritian rupee (MUR)Nepalese Rupee (NPR)Pakistani rupee (PKR)Seychellois Rupee (SCR)Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)

Historical predecessor

Indian rupee (pre-1947 colonial version)