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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. Data from 1992 to 1993 onward are based on FEDAI (Foreign Exchange Dealers' Association of India) indicative rates.
Rare in gem-quality over several carats (1 carat = 200 mg), tsavorite has been found in larger sizes. In late 2006, a 925-carat (185.0 g) crystal was discovered. It yielded an oval mixed-cut 325 carat (65 g) stone, one of the largest, if not the largest, faceted tsavorites in the world.
The dollar-pound exchange rate then was $4.03 to the pound, which in effect gave a rupee-dollar rate in 1947 of around ₹3.30. [24] [25] The pound was devalued in 1949, changing its parity from 4.03 to 2.80. India was then a part of the sterling area, and the rupee was devalued on the same day by the same percentage so that the new dollar ...
The Indian rupee sign ₹ is the currency symbol for the Indian rupee (ISO 4217: INR), the official currency of India. Designed by D. Udaya Kumar , it was presented to the public by the Government of India on 15 July 2010, [ 1 ] following its selection through an open competition among Indian residents.
The Indian paisa (plural: paise) is a 1 ⁄ 100 (one-hundredth) subdivision of the Indian rupee. The paisa was first introduced on 1 April 1957 after decimalisation of the Indian rupee. [1] In 1955, the Government of India first amended the Indian Coinage Act and adopted the "metric system for coinage".
In 1992, a new stainless steel rupee coin, smaller and lighter than the older rupee, was minted, alongside a 5 rupee Cupronickel coin. In 2005, the 10 rupee coin was minted for the first time. Higher denomination coins were introduced due to an increasing demand for change and the increasing cost of printing ₹2, ₹5 and ₹10 banknotes.
1840 East India Company Rupee coin depicting Queen Victoria. It was minted in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. 1 Indian rupee (1918) featuring King George V. Uniform coinage was introduced in India by the British in 1835, with coins in the name of the East India Company, bearing the image of William IIII.
This fixed exchange rate was maintained until 11 May 1972, in which the rupee was devalued to Rs.11/- per dollar. [30] Initially, the Indian and Pakistani rupees were at parity until sterling was devalued in 1949, in which India followed suit but Pakistan did not. This caused the Pakistani rupee to be valued at a 44% premium to the Indian rupee ...