Nepalese rupee

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Nepalese rupee
रूपैयाँ (Nepali)
ISO 4217 code NPR
Central bank Nepal Rastra Bank
 Website www.nrb.org.np
User(s)    Nepal
Inflation 7.8%
 Source The World Factbook, October 2005 est.
Subunit
 1/100 Paisa
Symbol Rs or रू.
Coins 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 paisa, Re. 1, Rs. 2, Rs. 5, Rs. 10
Banknotes
 Freq. used Rs. 5, Rs. 10, Rs. 20, Rs. 50, Rs. 100, Rs. 500, Rs. 1000
 Rarely used Re. 1, Rs. 2, Rs. 25, Rs. 250
Two rupee coin

The rupee (Nepali: रूपैयाँ) is the official currency of Nepal. The present rupee has the ISO 4217 code NPR and is normally abbreviated with the sign रू. It is subdivided into 100 paisa. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Nepal Rastra Bank. Several other currencies are also called rupee. The Nepalese rupee is pegged to the Indian rupee.

History

The rupee was introduced in 1932, replacing the silver mohar at a rate of 2 mohar = 1 rupee. Initially, the rupee was called the mohru in Nepali. Its value was pegged to the Indian rupee in 1993 at a rate of 1.6 Nepalese rupees = 1 Indian rupee. [1]

Banknotes

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See also: Nepalese banknotes

On 17 September 1945, the government introduced notes for 5, 10 and 100 rupees, with the name mohru used in Nepalese.[2]

There are also 25- and 250-rupee notes commemorating the Silver Jubilee of Birendra Bir Bikram Shah in 1997.[citation needed]

Since 2007, Nepalese rupee banknotes have been produced by Perum Peruri, the National Mint Public Company of Indonesia. [3]

Current NPR exchange rates
From Google Finance: AUD CAD CHF EUR GBP HKD JPY USD
From Yahoo! Finance: AUD CAD CHF EUR GBP HKD JPY USD
From XE: AUD CAD CHF EUR GBP HKD JPY USD
From OANDA: AUD CAD CHF EUR GBP HKD JPY USD
From fxtop.com: AUD CAD CHF EUR GBP HKD JPY USD
From Currency.Wiki: AUD CAD CHF EUR GBP HKD JPY USD

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://users.erols.com/kurrency/asia.htm
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  3. ↑ http://majalah.tempointeraktif.com/id/arsip/2010/05/03/EB/mbm.20100503.EB133448.id.html

Sources

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External links

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