U+20B9, ₹
INDIAN RUPEE SIGN

[U+20B8]
Currency Symbols
[U+20BA]

Translingual

Etymology

A hybrid of the Devanagari letter (ra) (the first consonant in रुपया (rupyā, rupee)) and the Latin letter R, overstruck with an additional line similar to other currency symbols such as ¥ (yen), (peso) etc. It was created by Indian designer Udaya Kumar and introduced by the Indian government in 2010.

Symbol

  1. A currency sign representing the Indian rupee.

See also

Currency signs

  • – lari
  • – hryvnia
  • – kip
  • – Turkish lira
  • – manat
  • – mill
  • – naira
  • – Philippine peso
  • £ – pound
  • – rial or riyal
  • – riel
  • ރ – rufiyaa
  • – ruble
  • – rupee
  • – rupee
  • – Indian rupee
  • or – taka
  • – rupee (in Gujarat)
  • – new shekel
  • – tenge
  • – tugrik
  • – won
  • ¥ – yen or yuan

Formerly used currency signs

  • – austral
  • – ECU (European Currency Unit)
  • – cruzeiro
  • – drachma
  • – French franc
  • – Italian lira
  • – livre tournois
  • – mark
  • – peseta
  • – pfennig
  • – spesmilo
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