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  2. History of the rupee - Wikipedia

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    INR value against USD The rupee was never equal to the dollar . 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 ]

  3. Lakh - Wikipedia

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    A lakh (/ l æ k, l ɑː k /; abbreviated L; sometimes written lac [1]) is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to one hundred thousand (100,000; scientific notation: 10 5). [1] [2] In the Indian 2, 2, 3 convention of digit grouping, it is written as 1,00,000. [3]

  4. Reserve currency - Wikipedia

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    The US dollar's position in global reserves is often questioned because of the growing share of unallocated reserves, and because of the doubt regarding dollar stability in the long term. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] However, in the aftermath of the 2008 to 2010 financial crisis, the dollar's share in the world's foreign-exchange trades rose slightly from 85% ...

  5. Sri Lankan rupee - Wikipedia

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    The Indian rupee was formally established as the unlimited legal tender 18 June 1869. The rupee was decimalized 23 August 1871. Thus, the rupee of 100 cents became Ceylon's money of account and sole legal tender effective 1 January 1872, replacing sterling at a rate of Re. 1/- equalling two shillings and three pence sterling.

  6. Quantitative easing - Wikipedia

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    However, if the US treasury uses QE to a higher degree, as evidenced in the increased purchase of securities during an economic crisis, but India does not, then the value of the USD will decrease relative to the Indian rupee. As a result, quantitative easing has the same effect as purchasing foreign currencies, effectively manipulating the ...

  7. Indian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Akbar standardised weights and measurements using a barley corn (Jau).For weights, he used the weight of a Jau, while the width of a Jau set the standard for length.. 1. Length: Ilahi Gaz (33 to 34 inches or 840 to 860 millimetres); 1 Gaz = 16 Grehs; 1 Greh = 2

  8. Currency of Ecuador - Wikipedia

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    Late in 1922 the free market rate fell to 5.405 per dollar. The government took draconian measures, requiring exporters to surrender foreign exchange earnings at a rate set by the Exchange Commission (3.60/US$). The government struggled with the foreign exchange problem until the sucre was finally stabilized in 1926 at 5 sucres per US dollar.

  9. Bahraini dinar - Wikipedia

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    The dinar (Arabic: دينار بحريني ‎ Dīnār Baḥrēnī) (sign: .د.ب ‎ or BD; code: BHD) is the currency of Bahrain.It is divided into 1000 fils (فلس ‎). The Bahraini dinar is abbreviated د.ب ‎ (Arabic) or BD (Latin).