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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.
At the time of independence (in 1947), India's currency was pegged to pound sterling, and the exchange rate was a shilling and six pence for a rupee — which worked out to ₹13.33 to the pound. [23] 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.
Symbols of the four most widely held reserve currencies (dollar, euro, yen, pound) A currency symbol or currency sign is a graphic ... (1/320 of a taka or rupee) ...
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. Data from 1971 to 1972–73 for the Deutsche Mark and the Japanese Yen are cross rates with the US Dollar. The Euro replaced the Deutsche Mark w.e.f. January 1, 1999.
This parameter allows for inflation. Historic taka values will be inflated to current values then converted. to: optional: This parameter allows for conversion to various different currencies (and some combinations). The US, Canadian, NZ and Australian dollars, the euro, the UK pound and the Bangladeshi taka are supported.
Also, in many African currencies there have been episodes of rampant inflation, resulting in the need for currency revaluation (e.g. the Zimbabwe dollar). In some places there is a thriving street trade by unlicensed street traders in US dollars or other stable currencies, which are seen as a hedge against local inflation. The exchange rate is ...
However, excluding the pegged (fixed exchange rate) ... Bangladeshi taka ৳ BDT Poisha: 100 ... USD Cent: 100 Bosnia and ...