Countries with their currency name ‘Rupee’.

Countries where name of the currency is ‘Rupee’

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We know that there are many different currencies with the name ‘Dollar’, but all of us don’t know that their are countries with currency named ‘Rupee’.
First of all we should know what does ‘Rupee’ mean and where did this word come from?
Ancient India was one of the earliest issuer of currency coins in the world. The word, ‘Rupee’ is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘Rūpya’ which means ‘wrought silver, a coin of silver’.

Here are the countries with currencies named as ‘Rupee’:

India

India, the seventh largest country in the world is located in South Asia. The currency for this country is ‘Indian Rupee (INR)’, symbolized as ‘₹’.

Pakistan

Pakistan, the sixth-most populous country is located in South Asia. The currency for this country is ‘Pakistani Rupee (PKR)’.

1 PKR = ₹0.44

Mauritius

Mauritius is an island nation located in the Indian Ocean. It is known for the beaches, lagoons and reefs. The currency here is, ‘Mauritian Rupee (MUR)’.

1 MUR = ₹1.92

Nepal

Nepal is a landlocked country located in South Asia. The currency followed here is ‘Nepalese Rupee (NPR)’.

1 NPR = ₹0.62.

Seychelles

Seychelles is an island nation located in the Indian Ocean. The currency followed here is ‘Seychellois Rupee (SCR)’. It has the highest value among all Rupee named currencies.

1 SCR = ₹5.06

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is a South Asian island country located in the Indian Ocean. The currency here is ‘Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)’.

1 LKR = ₹0.39

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Other than these countries there are 2 more countries where name of the currency is derived or modified from the name ‘Rupee’. The sound is quite similar.

Here are those:

Indonesia

Indonesia is a South-East Asian country made up of thousands of volcanic islands. The currenct here is Rupiah (IDR).

1 IDR = ₹0.0049

Maldives (Rufiyaa)

Maldives is a tropical nation located in the Indian Ocean. The currency here is called Rufiyaa (MVR).

1 MVR = ₹4.45

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Other than all these countries and facts, there were more countries where currency name was ‘Rupee’ in the past. Here are those:

Afghanistan

Afghanistan is a landlocked country located in South-Central Asia. The currency called ‘Afghan Rupee was used here till 1921.

Myanmar

Myanmar (Burma) is a South-East Asian country. Between the year 1852 and 1952 (except for the years 1943-1945), this country used ‘Burmese Rupee’ as the currency.

Arab States of Persian Gulf

Arab States of Persian Gulf includes Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. All these countries had common currency, called ‘Gulf Rupee’ issued by Reserve Bank of India.

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The Britishers ruled different areas of the world. This made an impact of change in currencies of the territory acquired by them.

Here are those:

British East Africa

British East Africa was a territory which included Kenya, Uganda, Zanzibar and Tanzania. The currency used at that time was East African Rupee.

German East Africa

German East Africa was a territory which included Rwanda, Burundi, continental part of Tanzania and some of Mozambique. The currency here was called German East African Rupie.

Trucial States

Trucial States was the name given to UAE under British Rule. The Indian Rupee was used in this territory.

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