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the standard monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan (divided into 100 paise), Sri Lanka, Mauritius, and the Seychelles (divided into 100 cents)

Rupee

the monetary unit of India, Mauritius, the Republic of the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, the Seychelles, Sikkim, and Sri Lanka. In India, the rupee was first used at the end of the 16th century; it was divided into 16 annas (64 paise, or 192 pies). With the transition to a decimal system on Apr. 1, 1957, the rupee was divided into 100 paise. According to the exchange rate set on Jan. 1, 1975, by the Gosbank (State Bank) of the USSR, 100 Indian rupees equaled 8.88 rubles.

In Pakistan, the rupee was first used in 1948. Since Jan. 1, 1961, it has been divided into 100 paise. According to the exchange rates set on Jan. 1, 1975, by the Gosbank, 100 Pakistani rupees equalled 7.54 rubles.

In Nepal, the rupee came into use in October 1960. It is divided into 100 paise. According to the exchange rate set on Jan. 1, 1975, by the Gosbank, 100 Nepali rupees equalled 7.07 rubles.

In Sri Lanka, the rupee is divided into 100 cents. With the exchange rate set on Jan. 1, 1975, by the Gosbank, 100 rupees of Sri Lanka equaled 13.84 rubles.

In Mauritius, the rupee was first used at the end of the 19th century; it is divided into 100 cents. In the Republic of the Maldives, the rupee came into use at the beginning of the 20th century. This rupee is also divided into 100 cents (or larees). In the Seychelles, the rupee is divided into 100 cents.

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For an hour or more that evening I listened to his monotonous chirrup about bad money driving out good, the token value of silver, the depreciation of the rupee, and the true standards of exchange.

The Lost World by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context

Therefore they were coveted all along the border, and since demand inevitably breeds supply, they were supplied at the risk of life and limb for exactly their weight in coined silver - seven and one half pounds' weight of rupees, or sixteen pounds sterling reckoning the rupee at par.

The Man Who Was by Kipling, Rudyard View in context

Consider, Sahib,' said he, 'that if this man is taken by the commandant he will be hung or shot, and his jewels taken by the government, so that no man will be a rupee the better for them.

Sign of the Four by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context

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