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Britain.tv Wikipedia - Rupee |
 | | The Rupee (⨠or Rs.) is the common name for the currencies used in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Mauritius, and the Seychelles; in Indonesia the unit of currency is known as the rupiah and in the Maldives the rufiyah. |
 | | In the late 19th century the customary exchange rate was 1 rupee to one shilling and fourpence in British currency, or 1/15 of a pound sterling. |
 | | Large denominations of rupees are often counted in lacs or lakhs (100,000) crores (10,000,000) and arabs (Abja in Marathi) (1 billion). |
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