Indian Rupee (INR)
The Indian Rupee is issued by the Reserve Bank of India.
- Alphabetic code
- INR
- Numeric code
- 356
- Symbol
- ₹
- Minor units
- 2
- Example
- ₹1,234.50
- Used in
- India
History
- 1957 The rupee is decimalised and divided into 100 paise, first called naye paise.
- 1991 The rupee is devalued in two steps on 1 and 3 July, by about 18 percent in total against the US dollar.
- 2016 The 500 and 1,000 rupee notes cease to be legal tender from 8 November.