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 100,000) and crore (ten millions, in digits 10,000,000).
| Pakistani rupee | |
|---|---|
| ISO 4217 Code | PKR |
| Official user(s) |  Pakistan
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| 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
Rupee coin, struck in silver, used in the state of Bahawalpur before 1947.
Rupee coin, struck in gold, used in the state of Bahawalpur before 1947.
British Indian rupees were stamped with Government of Pakistan to be used as legal tender in the new state of Pakistan in 1947.
Five paisa coin first used in 1965
1 paisa coin first used in 1972
Pakistan: 5 paise 1974
Old Pakistani rupee note, with Bengali written on it, as Bengali was a state language of Pakistan.
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Obverse of a 2006 issue, Pakistani 10-rupee banknote
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Obverse of a 2006 issue, Pakistani 10-rupee banknote
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Obverse of Pakistan 20-rupee note issued between 2005 and 2007. The banknote is still legal tender in Pakistan.
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.