Pakistani rupee
| پاکستانی روپیہ (Urdu) | |
|---|---|
Rs 20, Rs 100, Rs 500, Rs 1,000 banknotes | |
| ISO 4217 | |
| Code | PKR (numeric: 586) |
| Subunit | 0.01 |
| Unit | |
| Unit | Rupee |
| Symbol | 𞱱 (not in common use) in Urdu Re/Rs in Latin |
| Denominations | |
| Subunit | |
| 1⁄100 | Paisa (defunct); Paisa denominated coins ceased to be legal tender in 2013 |
| Banknotes | |
| Freq. used | Rs 10, Rs 20, Rs 50, Rs 100, Rs 500, Rs 1,000, Rs 5,000 |
| Rarely used | Rs 75 |
| Coins | |
| Freq. used | Re 1, Rs 2, Rs 5, Rs 10 |
| Demographics | |
| Date of introduction | 1948 |
| Replaced | Indian rupee |
| User(s) | Pakistan |
| Issuance | |
| Central bank | State Bank of Pakistan |
| Website | www |
| Printer | Pakistan Security Printing Corporation |
| Mint | Pakistan Mint |
| Valuation | |
| Inflation | 0.7% (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