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1981-2018: "Table 139 : Exchange Rate of the Indian Rupee vis-à-vis the Sdr, US Dollar, Pound Sterling, D.m./Euro and Japanese Yen (Calendar Year - Annual Average)". Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy (2019). Reserve Bank of India. 2019-09-15. Archived from the original on 2019-11-10
Sterling (ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories. [3] The pound is the main unit of sterling, [4] [c] and the word pound is also used to refer to the British currency generally, [7] often qualified in international contexts as the British pound or the pound sterling. [4]
This is a list of tables showing the historical timeline of the exchange rate for the Indian rupee (INR) against the special drawing rights unit (SDR), United States dollar (USD), pound sterling (GBP), Deutsche mark (DM), euro (EUR) and Japanese yen (JPY). The rupee was worth one shilling and sixpence in sterling in 1947.
This template renders the standard British Pound sterling currency abbreviation (£) and an optional value. The abbreviation provides an informative link to the currency article and can even calculate inflation. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Amount 1 The monetary value. Preferably in numeric value. Example 10000.00 Number optional Year 2 year The ...
This implies that there is not a single exchange rate but rather a number of different rates (prices), depending on what bank or market maker is trading, and where it is. In practice, the rates are quite close due to arbitrage. Due to London's dominance in the market, a particular currency's quoted price is usually the London market price.
A currency [a] is a standardization of money in any form, in use or circulation as a medium of exchange, for example banknotes and coins. [1] [2] A more general definition is that a currency is a system of money in common use within a specific environment over time, especially for people in a nation state. [3]
The rupee coin has been used since then, even during British India, when it contained 11.66 g (1 tola) of 91.7% silver with an ASW of 0.3437 of a troy ounce [21] (that is, silver worth about US$10 at modern prices). [22] Valuation of the rupee based on its silver content had severe consequences in the 19th century, when the strongest economies ...
However, by the end of 1971, following the Smithsonian Agreement and the subsequent devaluation of the US dollar, India pegged the rupee with the pound sterling once again at a rate of £1 to INR 18.9677. [98] During this period, India had a non-commercial exchange rate with the Soviet Union.