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A Patek Philippe pocket watch. This list of most expensive watches sold at auction documents the watches sold at auction worldwide for at least 1.5 million US dollars.The final price listed is the total price paid by the buyer converted to US dollars, according to the currency exchange rate at the time of auction.
The data on exchange rate for Japanese Yen is in per 100 Yen.; The end year rate for 1998–99 pertain to March 26, 1999 of Deutsche Mark rate.; Data from 1971 to 1991–92 are based on official exchange rates.
A "watch brand" is often—but incorrectly—used as a synonym of "watch manufacturer" or "watchmaker". Brands are distinct from manufacturers. There are brands of ...
Until 1966, Qatar used the Indian rupee as its currency, in the form of Gulf rupees. When India devalued the rupee in 1966, Qatar, along with the other states using the Gulf rupee, chose to introduce its own currency. [2] Before doing so, Qatar briefly adopted the Saudi riyal, then introduced the Qatar and Dubai riyal following the signing of ...
The East African shilling was launched at par with the shilling sterling at the value of half an Indian rupee. In 1959, as a measure to prevent gold smuggling, the Reserve Bank of India and the Indian government, in conjunction with the British authorities, replaced the Indian rupee in the Gulf States with the Gulf rupee at a 1:1 parity.
The Indian rupee was the official currency of Dubai and Qatar until 1959, when India created a new Gulf rupee (also known as the "external rupee") to hinder the smuggling of gold. [16] The Gulf rupee was legal tender until 1966, when India significantly devalued the Indian rupee and a new Qatar-Dubai riyal was established to provide economic ...
Government of India – 10 rupees (1910) British Indian one rupee note. In 1861, the Government of India introduced its first paper money: ₹ 10 note in 1864, ₹ 5 note in 1872, ₹ 10,000 note in 1899, ₹ 100 note in 1900, ₹ 50 note in 1905, ₹ 500 note in 1907 and ₹ 1,000 note in 1909. In 1917, ₹ 1 and ₹ 2 1 ⁄ 2 notes were ...
As a result of the strain on India's foreign reserves, in 1959 the Indian government created the Gulf rupee, initially at par with the Indian rupee. It was introduced as a replacement for the Indian rupee for circulation exclusively outside the country. [2] Effectively, the common currency area now did not include India.