Indian rupee

Indian rupee
Other official languages:
  • Assamese:ভাৰতীয় টকা
    Bengali:ভারতীয় টাকা
    Bodo:भारतीय रुपी
    Dogri:भारतीय रुपया
    Gujarati:ભારતીય રૂપિયો
    Hindi:भारतीय रुपया
    Kannada:ಭಾರತೀಯ ರೂಪಾಯಿ
    Kashmiri:ہِندوستٲنؠ رۄپَے
    Konkani:भारतीय रुपया
    Maithili:भारतीय रुपया
    Malayalam:ഭാരതീയ രൂപ
    Marathi:भारतीय रुपया
    Meitei:ইন্ডিয়ান রুপী
    Nepali:भारतीय रुपैयाँ
    Odia:ଭାରତୀୟ ଟଙ୍କା
    Punjabi:ਭਾਰਤੀ ਰੁਪਿਆ
    Sanskrit:भारतीय रुपये
    Santali:ᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱨᱩᱯ
    Sindhi:هندستاني روپيو
    Tamil:இந்திய ரூபாய்
    Telugu:భారత రూపాయి
    Urdu:ہندوستانی روپیہ
Banknotes of the Indian rupeeCoins of the Indian rupee
ISO 4217
CodeINR (numeric: 356)
Subunit0.01
Unit
Unitrupee
Symbol
Denominations
Subunit
1100paisa
Symbol
paisa
Banknotes
Freq. used10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500
Rarely used1, 2, 5, 2000
Coins
Freq. used1, 2, 5, 10, 20
Rarely used0.50
Demographics
Date of introduction1540 (1540)
Official user(s)
Unofficial user(s)
Issuance
Central bankReserve Bank of India
Websitewww.rbi.org.in
PrinterSecurity Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited
Websitespmcil.com
MintIndia Government Mint
Websiteindiagovtmint.in
Valuation
Inflation3.4% (September 2024)
SourceRBI – Annual Inflation Report
MethodConsumer price index (India)
Pegged by Bhutanese ngultrum (at par)
Nepalese rupee (₹1 = रु1.60)

    The Indian rupee (symbol: ; code: INR) is the official currency of India. The rupee is subdivided into 100 paise (Hindi plural; singular: paisa). The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India. The Reserve Bank derives this role from powers vested to it by the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.