Pakistani rupee
The rupee (symbol: Rs; code: PKR) is the currency of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is 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 Pakistani English, large values of rupees are counted in terms of thousands, lakh (hundred thousands, in digits 1,00,000) and crore (ten millions, in digits 1,00,00,000).
| Pakistani rupee | |
|---|---|
| ISO 4217 Code | PKR |
| Official user(s) |  Pakistan
|
| Unofficial user(s) |  Afghanistan[1][2] |
| Inflation | 9.4% (March 2019) |
| Subunit | |
| 1⁄100 | Paisa |
| Symbol | R |
| Nickname | Rupayya. |
| Coins | |
| Freq. used | 1, 2, 5, 10 Rupees |
| Rarely used | 20 Rupees |
| Banknotes | |
| Freq. used | 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000 Rupees |
| Rarely used | 5000 Rupees |
| Central bank | State Bank of Pakistan |
| Website | [http://www |
| Printer | Pakistan Security Printing Corporation |
| Mint | Pakistan Mint |
Pakistani Rupee Media
- Bhawalpur Silver Coin 1.jpg
Rupee coin, struck in silver, used in the state of Bahawalpur before 1947.
- Bahawalpur Coin Gold.jpg
Rupee coin, struck in gold, used in the state of Bahawalpur before 1947.
- RBI 5-rupee note, overprinted Government of Pakistan, 1947.jpg
Indian rupees were stamped with Government of Pakistan to be used as legal tender in the new state of Pakistan in 1947.
- 5 paise 1965.jpg
Five paisa coin first used in 1965
- PAK014.JPG
1 paisa coin first used in 1972
- PAK011.JPG
Pakistan: 5 paise 1974
Old Pakistani rupee note, with Bengali written on it, as Bengali was a state language of Pakistan.
- USD-PKR, 2000-2023.png
US dollar-Pakistani rupee exchange rate
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 (30 April 2012). U.S. Military Information Operations in Afghanistan: Effectiveness of Psychological Operations 2001-2010. Rand Corporation. p. 72. ISBN 9780833051561.