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anonymous
2015-09-04
† Coins of India. British India. Silver Rupee, 1939B, obv GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR (SW 9.13). Good extremely fine, rare. Part of the David Fore Collection of British Indian Coins. £4000-6000
Rupee
The Rupee (abbreviated as ₨, Re., Rs. or रू.) was originally an Indian silver coin. Today, it is the name for the monetary unit of account in India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Nepal, Pakistan, Mauritius, and Seychelles. All these modern Rupee units descended from the original silver coin. In the Maldives, the unit of currency is known as the rufiyah, w ...