Pakistani rupee

Pakistani rupee
پاکستانی روپیہ (Urdu)
Rs 20, Rs 100, Rs 500, Rs 1,000 banknotes
ISO 4217
CodePKR (numeric: 586)
Subunit0.01
Unit
UnitRupee
Symbol𞱱 (not in common use) in Urdu
Re/Rs in Latin
Denominations
Subunit
1100Paisa
(defunct); Paisa denominated coins ceased to be legal tender in 2013
Banknotes
Freq. usedRs 10, Rs 20, Rs 50, Rs 100, Rs 500, Rs 1,000, Rs 5,000
Rarely usedRs 75
Coins
Freq. usedRe 1, Rs 2, Rs 5, Rs 10
Demographics
Date of introduction1948 (1948)
ReplacedIndian rupee
User(s) Pakistan
Issuance
Central bankState Bank of Pakistan
Websitewww.sbp.org.pk
PrinterPakistan Security Printing Corporation
MintPakistan Mint
Valuation
Inflation0.7% (March 2025)

The Pakistani rupee (Urdu: روپیہ; ISO code: PKR; symbol: 𞱱; abbreviation: Re (singular) and Rs (plural)) is the official currency in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan. It was officially adopted by the Government of Pakistan in 1949. Earlier the coins and notes were issued and controlled by the Reserve Bank of India until 1949, when it was handed over to the Government and State Bank of Pakistan, by the Government and Reserve Bank of India.

In Pakistani English, large values of rupees are counted in thousands; lac (hundred thousands); crore (ten-millions); arab (billion); kharab (hundred billion). Numbers are still grouped in thousands