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The rupia was the currency of Portuguese India sometime after 1668 until 1958. [1] Prior to 1668, the currency unit was Xerafim (xerafin, xeraphin). In 1666, the Portuguese administration struck a silver coin calling it double xerafin and this was declared equal to a rupia in circulation in India outside of Portuguese possessions. [1]
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.
The Indian 1-rupee coin (₹1) is an Indian coin worth one Indian rupee and is made up of a hundred paisas. Currently, one rupee coin is the smallest Indian coin in circulation. Since 1992, one Indian rupee coins are minted from stainless steel. Round in shape, the one rupee coins weighs 3.76 grams (58.0 grains), has a diameter of 21.93 ...
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The Digital Rupee (e₹) [39] or eINR or E-Rupee is a tokenised digital version of the Indian Rupee, issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as a central bank digital currency (CBDC). [40] The Digital Rupee was proposed in January 2017 and launched on 1 December 2022. [ 41 ]
The Indian 20-rupee coin (₹ 20) is a denomination of the Indian rupee. The ₹20 coin is the highest-denomination circulation coin minted in India since its introduction in 2019. The present ₹20 coin is released for circulation. The release of the coin was supposed to be in March 2020, but it was shifted to May 2020 because of the COVID-19 ...
The Indonesian one thousand rupiah coin (Rp1,000) is a coin of the Indonesian rupiah. It circulates alongside the 1,000-rupiah banknote. First introduced on 8 March 1993 as bimetallic coins, they are now minted as unimetallic coins, with the first of its kind appearing in 2010 and its latest revision being in 2016. As of 2024, the last two ...
The ₹10 coin is the second highest-denomination coin minted in India since its introduction in 2005. The present ₹10 coin in circulation is from the 2019 design. However, the previous ₹10 coins minted before 2019 are also legal tender in India. All ₹10 coins containing with and without the rupee currency sign are legal tender, as stated ...