Pakistani rupee

Pakistani rupee
Pakistani rupee
	Pre-1971 10 Rupees Banknote (Obverse)
ISO 4217
Code	PKR
Number	586
Exponent	5
Denominations
Subunit
1⁄100	Paisa
Symbol	₨/
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
Issuance
Central bank	State Bank of Pakistan
Website	www.sbp.org.pk
Printer	Pakistan Security Printing Corporation
Mint	Pakistan Mint
Valuation
Inflation	9.4% (March 2019)

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The Rupee (sign: ₨;/ ; 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.

Notes

↑ “The Official National Economic Engine or Trade of Pakistan” “Shall be the Pakistani Rupiah/Rupai or Rupees” respectively

References

↑ 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.
↑ Munoz, Arturo. U.S. Military Information Operations in Afghanistan: Effectiveness of Psychological Operations 2001-2010. Rand Corporation. p. 72. ISBN 9780833051561.

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[Gcounts-3] “The Official National Economic Engine or Trade of Pakistan” “Shall be the Pakistani Rupiah/Rupai or Rupees” respectively

[1] 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.

[2] Munoz, Arturo. U.S. Military Information Operations in Afghanistan: Effectiveness of Psychological Operations 2001-2010. Rand Corporation. p. 72. ISBN 9780833051561.

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