Trivia: Rupee

RUPEE
As you know Rupee is the common name for the currencies of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Mauritius, (a member of Indonesia) and the Maldives. For over 40 years Tibet and China struck Rupees to assuay the influence of Indian Rupees in their respective countries.

An India Rupee from Bikinar District;

http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/87-c72&desc=Bikinar%20km72%201%20Rupee%20(1892-1897)

Pakistan's Rupee:

http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img3/137-7&desc=Pakistan%20km7%201%20Rupee%20(1948-1949)

Sri Lanka: when it was Ceylon:

http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img3/39-125&desc=Ceylon%20km125%201%20Rupee%20(1957)%202500%20yrs.%20of%20Buddhism

Sri Lanka Modern:

http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img3/39-136_1&desc=Sri%20Lanka%20km136.1%201%20Rupee%20(1972-1996)

Here's a photo of a '73 Nepal Rupee:

http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=1420

Here's an image of a '71 Mauritius coin:

http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-2604.html

From Tibet:

http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img13/229-3_3&desc=Tibet%20y3.3%201%20Rupee%20(1902-1942)

The Rupee is known as Rupiah in Indonesia and Rafiya in the Maldives.

Photo courtesy World Coin Gallery:

http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img2/201-73a&desc=Maldive%20Islands%20km73a%201%20Rufiyaa%20(1984-1996)%20copper-nickel

Different regions of India give their own renditions of the word Rupee:

In most parts of India, the Rupee is known as Rupaye or Rubai. However, in the Bengali and Assamese languages, spoken in Assam, Tripura, and West Bengal, the Rupee is known as a Taka. Now you know the Taka is not a deriviative of any European Thalers or American continent's Dollars.

Rupee traces its origin to the Sanskrit Rupyakam. Sha Suri introduced the Rupee during his reign which lasted from 1540 to 1545. The "rup" part means "silver".The "yakam" part means coin, so you see the literal translation is "coin of silver."

NOTE: Rupees are the unit of currency in the Legend of Zelda video game series created by Nintendo.

Clinker

 

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Clinker,

As always, very informative. Don't stop.

 

Topher

Thanks...

Clinker

 

As usual great information. BUT I have a complaint this time. As I've mentioned many times I like to print out your informative articles. This one of yours is full of way to many links to other things. When I print out your articles, I really prefer them to be similar to your other ones meaning complete.
Note: I can't click on a link in my notebook of articles of yours. They are on paper you know.

 

Always enjoyed reading your trivias, Clinker! Great Info about the term rupees!

Regards,
Ballabh Garg

 

Great stuff Clinker!

 

Here are few Tankas and Rupees issued by Sher Shah Suri during his period.

The standard tanka issued by Sher Shah Suri (Most of emperors from Delhi sultanat issued coins with this standard)


Another Tanka issued in eastern regions (mostly Bengal, Assam etc.)


His attempt to reduce the size of Tanka and issue coins with 11 gram weight (the standard rupee weight)


His rupee coin issued from an eastern mint


Regards,
Ballabh Garg

 

When Mughal emperor Akbar defeated Sher Shah Suri and became emperor again, he continued with the same rupee standard.

In the beginning, the style of his rupee coin was very similar to the one issued by Sher Shah Suri. But later he changed the style of his coin and made it much smaller flan and very thick coins.

Here is the Akbar's rupee with first style:


And a later style rupee coin:


Akbar even tried making rupee with square flans (similar to some earlier sultanat coins issued in central Indian region). These were not very successful and were discontinued by later Mughal emperors.


Regards,
Ballabh Garg

 

And Few rupees issued by various Mughal emperors:

Akbar ->


Jahangir ->



Shah Jahan ->



Regards,
Ballabh Garg

 

Aurenzeb ->





Regards,
Ballabh Garg

 

Farukhsiyar ->


Ahmad Shah Bahadur ->


Muhammad Shah ->


Alamgir II ->


Regards,
Ballabh Garg

 

Just Carl

Edit out the links, go to the website and print a copy of the coin,,,that way the photo of the coin will be with the info...

Clinker

 

Thanks for the info Clinker, I have a rupee for my avatar, from Islam Shah, Bengal (957AH).

Mauritius is actually considered an African country, and is part of the Mascarene Island group, which includes Reunion (Fr). It has been a republic within the British Commonwealth since 1992.

The word in the Maldives for rupee is rufiyaa.

 

bgarg;264846

Thanks for all your addendums!

Clinker

 

Thanks...a...lot!

Clinker

 

acanthite

Thanks for your input and sharing...because I collect my birthyear coins, I have a 1935 "Portugese India" rupee, but I still need the '35 "British India" rupee. Somehow, from my numismatics past, I have an 1889 "British India" rupee...

Clinker