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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 264122, member: 6229"]<b><u>RUPEE</u></b></p><p><b><u></u></b>As you know <b><i>Rupee</i></b> 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 <b><i>Rupees</i></b> to assuay the influence of Indian <b><i>Rupees </i></b>in their respective countries.</p><p> </p><p>An India <b><i>Rupee </i></b>from Bikinar District;</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/87-c72&desc=Bikinar%20km72%201%20Rupee%20(1892-1897" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/87-c72&desc=Bikinar%20km72%201%20Rupee%20(1892-1897" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/87-c72&desc=Bikinar%20km72%201%20Rupee%20(1892-1897</a>)</p><p> </p><p>Pakistan's <b><i>Rupee</i></b>:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img3/137-7&desc=Pakistan%20km7%201%20Rupee%20(1948-1949" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img3/137-7&desc=Pakistan%20km7%201%20Rupee%20(1948-1949" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img3/137-7&desc=Pakistan%20km7%201%20Rupee%20(1948-1949</a>)</p><p> </p><p>Sri Lanka: when it was Ceylon:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img3/39-125&desc=Ceylon%20km125%201%20Rupee%20(1957)%202500%20yrs.%20of%20Buddhism" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img3/39-125&desc=Ceylon%20km125%201%20Rupee%20(1957)%202500%20yrs.%20of%20Buddhism" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img3/39-125&desc=Ceylon%20km125%201%20Rupee%20(1957)%202500%20yrs.%20of%20Buddhism</a></p><p> </p><p>Sri Lanka Modern:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img3/39-136_1&desc=Sri%20Lanka%20km136.1%201%20Rupee%20(1972-1996" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img3/39-136_1&desc=Sri%20Lanka%20km136.1%201%20Rupee%20(1972-1996" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img3/39-136_1&desc=Sri%20Lanka%20km136.1%201%20Rupee%20(1972-1996</a>)</p><p> </p><p>Here's a photo of a '73 Nepal <b><i>Rupee</i></b>:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=1420" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=1420" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=1420</a></p><p> </p><p>Here's an image of a '71 Mauritius coin:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-2604.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-2604.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-2604.html</a></p><p> </p><p>From Tibet:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img13/229-3_3&desc=Tibet%20y3.3%201%20Rupee%20(1902-1942" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img13/229-3_3&desc=Tibet%20y3.3%201%20Rupee%20(1902-1942" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img13/229-3_3&desc=Tibet%20y3.3%201%20Rupee%20(1902-1942</a>)</p><p> </p><p>The <b><i>Rupee </i></b>is known as <b><i>Rupiah</i></b> in Indonesia and <b><i>Rafiya</i></b> in the Maldives.</p><p> </p><p>Photo courtesy World Coin Gallery:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img2/201-73a&desc=Maldive%20Islands%20km73a%201%20Rufiyaa%20(1984-1996)%20copper-nickel" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img2/201-73a&desc=Maldive%20Islands%20km73a%201%20Rufiyaa%20(1984-1996)%20copper-nickel" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img2/201-73a&desc=Maldive%20Islands%20km73a%201%20Rufiyaa%20(1984-1996)%20copper-nickel</a></p><p> </p><p>Different regions of India give their own renditions of the word <b><i>Rupee</i></b>:</p><p> </p><p><font face="Times New Roman">In most parts of India, the <b><i>Rupee</i></b> is known as <b><i>Rupaye</i></b> or <b><i>Rubai</i></b>. However, in the Bengali and Assamese languages, spoken in Assam, Tripura, and West Bengal, the <b><i>Rupee</i></b> is known as a <b><i>Taka.</i></b> Now you know the <b><i>Taka</i></b> is not a deriviative of any European Thalers or American continent's Dollars.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b><i>Rupee </i></b>traces its origin to the Sanskrit <b><i>Rupyakam</i></b>. Sha Suri introduced the <b><i>Rupee </i></b>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."</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">NOTE: <b><i>Rupee</i></b>s are the unit of currency in the Legend of Zelda video game series created by Nintendo.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Clinker</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 264122, member: 6229"][B][U]RUPEE [/U][/B][U][/U][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT]As you know [B][I]Rupee[/I][/B][I][/I] 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 [B][I]Rupees[/I][/B][I][/I] to assuay the influence of Indian [B][I]Rupees [/I][/B][I][/I]in their respective countries. An India [B][I]Rupee [/I][/B][I][/I]from Bikinar District; [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/87-c72&desc=Bikinar%20km72%201%20Rupee%20(1892-1897"]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/87-c72&desc=Bikinar%20km72%201%20Rupee%20(1892-1897[/URL]) Pakistan's [B][I]Rupee[/I][/B][I][/I]: [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img3/137-7&desc=Pakistan%20km7%201%20Rupee%20(1948-1949"]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img3/137-7&desc=Pakistan%20km7%201%20Rupee%20(1948-1949[/URL]) Sri Lanka: when it was Ceylon: [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img3/39-125&desc=Ceylon%20km125%201%20Rupee%20(1957)%202500%20yrs.%20of%20Buddhism"]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img3/39-125&desc=Ceylon%20km125%201%20Rupee%20(1957)%202500%20yrs.%20of%20Buddhism[/URL] Sri Lanka Modern: [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img3/39-136_1&desc=Sri%20Lanka%20km136.1%201%20Rupee%20(1972-1996"]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img3/39-136_1&desc=Sri%20Lanka%20km136.1%201%20Rupee%20(1972-1996[/URL]) Here's a photo of a '73 Nepal [B][I]Rupee[/I][/B][I][/I]: [URL="http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=1420"]http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=1420[/URL] Here's an image of a '71 Mauritius coin: [URL="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-2604.html"]http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-2604.html[/URL] From Tibet: [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img13/229-3_3&desc=Tibet%20y3.3%201%20Rupee%20(1902-1942"]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img13/229-3_3&desc=Tibet%20y3.3%201%20Rupee%20(1902-1942[/URL]) The [B][I]Rupee [/I][/B][I][/I]is known as [B][I]Rupiah[/I][/B][I][/I] in Indonesia and [B][I]Rafiya[/I][/B][I][/I] in the Maldives. Photo courtesy World Coin Gallery: [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img2/201-73a&desc=Maldive%20Islands%20km73a%201%20Rufiyaa%20(1984-1996)%20copper-nickel"]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img2/201-73a&desc=Maldive%20Islands%20km73a%201%20Rufiyaa%20(1984-1996)%20copper-nickel[/URL] Different regions of India give their own renditions of the word [B][I]Rupee[/I][/B][I][/I]: [FONT=Times New Roman]In most parts of India, the [B][I]Rupee[/I][/B][I][/I] is known as [B][I]Rupaye[/I][/B][I][/I] or [B][I]Rubai[/I][/B][I][/I]. However, in the Bengali and Assamese languages, spoken in Assam, Tripura, and West Bengal, the [B][I]Rupee[/I][/B][I][/I] is known as a [B][I]Taka.[/I][/B][I][/I] Now you know the [B][I]Taka[/I][/B][I][/I] is not a deriviative of any European Thalers or American continent's Dollars. [B][I]Rupee [/I][/B][I][/I]traces its origin to the Sanskrit [B][I]Rupyakam[/I][/B][I][/I]. Sha Suri introduced the [B][I]Rupee [/I][/B][I][/I]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: [B][I]Rupee[/I][/B][I][/I]s are the unit of currency in the Legend of Zelda video game series created by Nintendo. Clinker [/FONT][/QUOTE]
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