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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 govt. notes are the responsibility of the ministry of finance .
The taka was traditionally equal to one silver rupee in Islamic Bengal. [4] In 1338, Ibn Battuta noticed that the silver taka was the most popular currency in the region instead of the Islamic dinar. [5] In 1415, members of Admiral Zheng He's entourage also noticed the dominance of the taka.
Bangladesh Bank Taka Museum (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক টাকা জাদুঘর) is a numismatic museum in Dhaka, Bangladesh run by Bangladesh Bank. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The museum displays the history of currency in Bangladesh from the ancient times to the present.
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. In 1973, 5 paisa, 10 paisa, 25 paisa and 50 paisa started circulation. [2] [3]
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. In 1973, 5 paisa, 10 paisa, 25 paisa and 50 paisa were introduced. [2] [3]
The official currency was named Taka, later "৳" was designated as the symbol of 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. In 1973, 5 paisa, 10 paisa, 25 paisa and 50 paisa were introduced. [3] [4]
Rs. 500/- 147 × 65 mm Green Badshahi Mosque: Muhammad Ali Jinnah and "500" 11 November 2006 Current [18] Rs. 1,000/- 155 × 65 mm Blue Islamia College in Peshawar: Muhammad Ali Jinnah and "1000" 26 February 2007 Current [19] Rs. 5,000/- 163 × 65 mm Brown Faisal Mosque: Muhammad Ali Jinnah and "5000" 27 May 2006 Current [20]
The 10 and 5 riyal notes followed in June 2007, then the 500 riyal followed in September 2007, and finally the 1 riyal note completed the series in December 2007. It is expected by the SAMA that the fourth (current) series will take approximately two years to phase out, although a complete removal of the current series require more than two ...