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The Bangladeshi taka (Bengali: টাকা, sign: ৳, code: BDT, short form: Tk) is the currency of Bangladesh. In Unicode, it is encoded at U+09F3 ৳ BENGALI RUPEE SIGN. Issuance of banknotes ৳ 10 and larger is controlled by Bangladesh Bank, while the ৳ 2 and ৳ 5 banknotes are the responsibility of the ministry of finance.
Bangladeshi currency was first issued on March 4, 1972 after the Independence of Bangladesh. [2] The official currency was named Taka, later "৳" was designated as the symbol of Taka. The minimum unit of money fixed is one taka. And a percentage of money is called Paisa. That is, ৳1 is equal to 100 paisa.
Until Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, the Pakistani rupee was the currency of the country. The Bangladeshi currency was first issued on March 4, 1972 after Bangladesh gained independence. [2] The official currency was named Taka, later "৳" was designated as the symbol of Taka. The minimum unit of money fixed is one rupee.
The taka, also known as the tanka or tangka, was one of the major historical currencies of Asia, particularly in the Indian subcontinent and Tibet. It was introduced in the 14th century and became a currency of the Silk Road. Its history is intertwined with the medieval Islamic history and culture of the Indian subcontinent.
Five paisa, the Bangladeshi five paisa coin, was first minted in aluminum in 1973. The obverse depicts a plow with the inscriptions "Bangladesh" written above and "Five Paisa" written below. [1] The coin weighs 1.4 grams, has a diameter of 22 millimeters, and a thickness of 1.93 millimeters. The edges of the coin are smooth, and the shape is ...
After the independence of Bangladesh, the first Bangladeshi currency was issued on March 4, 1972. [2] The official currency was named Taka, later "৳" was designated as the sign or symbol for Taka. The minimum unit of money fixed is one rupee. And a percentage of money is called Paisa. That is, ৳1 is equal to 100 paise.
Bangladeshi fifty-poysha coin. The Bangladeshi decimal fifty-poysha coin (Bengali: পঞ্চাশ পয়সা) was first minted in 1973. [1] It is a small denomination of Bangladeshi monetary unit which is the taka. [2] It equals one half of a taka. 50 poysha coin reverse, 1984 (in left).
The first Rs 5 note was issued on 4 March 1972. On October 1, 1993, 5 Taka coins were issued. The obverse of the design of this coin had the national symbol of Bangladesh. At the center of the National Emblem of Bangladesh is a lotus flower floating in water, surrounded by two grains of rice. At the top were three intertwined jute leaves and ...