Pakistani rupee
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| Pakistani rupee | |||||
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| ISO 4217 | |||||
| Code | PKR | ||||
| Number | 586 | ||||
| Exponent | 5 | ||||
| Denominations | |||||
| Subunit | |||||
| 1⁄100 | Paisa | ||||
| Symbol | ₨/File:Pakistani rupee sign.png | ||||
| Nickname | Rupayya. | ||||
| Banknotes | |||||
| Freq. used | ₨ 10, ₨ 20, ₨ 50, ₨ 100, ₨ 500, ₨ 1000 | ||||
| Rarely used | ₨ 5000 | ||||
| Coins | |||||
| Freq. used | ₨ 1, ₨ 2, ₨ 5, ₨ 10 | ||||
| Rarely used | ₨ 20 | ||||
| Demographics | |||||
| Official user(s) |  Pakistan | ||||
| Unofficial user(s) |  Afghanistan[1][2] | ||||
| Issuance | |||||
| Central bank | State Bank of Pakistan | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
| Printer | Pakistan Security Printing Corporation | ||||
| Mint | Pakistan Mint | ||||
| Valuation | |||||
| Inflation | 9.4% (March 2019) | ||||
The Rupee (sign: ₨;/File:Pakistani rupee sign.png ; code: PKR) is the Official State "National Currency of Pakistan"[n 1] respectively. The issuance of the currency is regulated, monitored and controlled by the State bank of Pakistan. The most commonly used symbol for the rupee is Rs, used on receipts when purchasing goods and services. In Pakistan, the rupee is referred to as the "rupees", "Rupaya" or "Rupaye". As standard in Indian English, large values of rupees are counted in terms of thousands, lakh (100 thousand, in digits 1,00,000) and crore (10 million, in digits 1,00,00,000). The Rupee traces its origins to Sher Shah Suri.
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- ↑ Hanifi, Shah (2011-02-11). Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier. Stanford University Press. p. 171. ISBN 9780804777773. Search this book on
- ↑ Munoz, Arturo. U.S. Military Information Operations in Afghanistan: Effectiveness of Psychological Operations 2001-2010. Rand Corporation. p. 72. ISBN 9780833051561. Search this book on
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