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What is a rupee?
The Indian Rupee is the Republic of India's national currency. The plural form is rupees.
The currency is subdivided into 100 paise, although coins of denomination 50 paise or less have ceased to be legal tender.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is in charge of currency issuance. The rupee is named after the silver coin, rupiya/रूप्य first issued by Muhammad binTughluq in the 14th century CE.
Today, the rupee is the currency of India, although it is also used in two other countries, Nepal and Bhutan.
The word "rupee" is derived from the Sanskrit word rūpya. रूप्य (rūpyam), meaning "silver" (or "coin made of silver").
In British India, the rupee was divided into 16 annas, each anna being further divided into 4 paisas.
After Indian independence in 1947, the Indian government continued to use the British system of coins and banknotes.
