Indian rupee
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The Indian rupee is the official currency of India and the erstwhile British Raj. The rupee is subdivided into 100 paise. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India. The R
Silver punch mark coin of the Maurya Empire, known as Rūpyarūpa, 3rd century BCE
Silver coin of Skandagupta of Gupta Empire known as Rūpaka (रूपक) in Sanskrit, in the style of the Western Satraps, with peacock on reverse, 455—467
Rupiya issued by Sher Shah Suri, 1540–1545
Coins of British India
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Coinage under British governance of the Indian subcontinent can be divided into two periods: East India Company issues, pre-1858; and Imperial issues struck during the British Raj under the direct aut
1835 East India Company quarter anna, part of the unified coinage introduced that year
1840 East India Company rupee. It was minted in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras.
Double Mohur, 1835
Victoria Queen one mohur, dated 1862, Calcutta mint.