pakistani currency

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Pakistani currency

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Basic information about Pakistani currency

• The name of Pakistani currency is
• Rupee (Urdu ????? )
• (sign Rs code PKR)
• The issuance of the currency is controlled by
  the State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank of
  the country
• The most commonly used symbol for the rupee is
  Rs

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Meaning of rupee

• The origin of the word "rupee" is founded in
  the Sanskrit language word rup or rupa, means
  "silver" in many Indo-Aryan languages.
• The Sanskrit word rupyakam (??????) means coin of
  silver. The derivative word
• Rupaya was used to denote the coin introduced
  by Sher Shah Suri during his reign from 1540 to
  1545 CE.

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History of rupee

• The Pakistani rupee came into circulation when
  became got rid of British Rule in 1947.
• For the first few months of independence,
  Pakistan used Indian coins and notes with
  "Pakistan" stamped on them. 
• New coins and banknotes were issued in 1948.
  Similar like the Indian rupee, it was originally
  divided into 16 annas (??), each of 4 pice (???)
  or 12 pie (???).
• The Re. 1 and Rs. 2 notes were produced in Great
  Britain by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company.
• The first issue of Rs. 5, 10 and 100-rupee notes
  was produced by Thomas De La Rue and Company in
  Great Britain,

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Old notes
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Old notes
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coins

• coins were introduced in 1948

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Coins 1948-1957

• From 1947 to 1961 following conversion is used3
  Pies 1 Pice(1 pie coins were added in 1951).
•  4 Pice 1 Anna16 Anna 1 Rupee(one rupee
  having 64 paisas. )
• After 1960,one Pakistani rupee had 100 paisa

One Pice (1948-1952)
2 Annas (1948-1951)
1/2 Anna (1948-1952)
1/4 Rupee (1948-1951)
1 Rupee (1948-1951)
1 Anna (1948-1952)
1/2 Rupee (1948-1951)
1 Pie (1951-1957)
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Coins,1953-1961
1/2 Anna (1953-1958)
1 Pice (1953-1959)
1 Anna (1953-1958)
1 Pice (1961)
10 Pice (1961)
5 Pice (1961)
2 Annas (1953-1958
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Coins,1963 -2007
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coins

• In 1963, 10 and 25 paise coins were introduced,
  followed by 2 paise to the next year.
• 1 rupee coins were reintroduced in 1979, followed
  by 2 rupees in 1998 and 5 rupees in 2002.
• 2 paise coins were last minted in 1976, with 1
  paisa coins ceasing production in 1979. 
• The 5, 10, 25 and 50 paise all ceased production
  in 1994
• The one and two rupee coins were changed to
  aluminium in 2007 

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Currently Circulating Coins
Depiction (Front) Depiction (Back) Value Year in Use Composition Front Illustration Back Illustration
Rs. 1 1998 present Bronze and Aluminums Quaid e azam Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Mausoleum,Sehwan Shareef
Rs. 2 1998 - Present Brass and Aluminium Crescent and Star Badshahi Masjid, Lahore
Rs. 5 2002 - Present Copper and nickel Crescent and Star Crescent and Star
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Banknote

• In 1947, provisional Govt. issued of banknotes
  which were raised consisting of Government of
  India and Reserve Bank of India notes for 1, 2,
  5, 10 and 100 rupees overprinted with the text
  "Government of Pakistan" in English and Urdu
• Regular government issued commenced (started) in
  1948 in denominations (value) of 1, 5, 10 and 100
  rupees
• 50 rupees notes were added in 1957
•  2 rupees notes reintroduced in 1985.
• In 1986, 500 rupees notes were introduced.
• Next year 1000 rupee notes were introduced.
• 2 and 5 rupees notes were replaced by coins in
  1998 and 2002.
• 20 rupee notes were added in 2005, followed by
  5000 rupees in 2006.
• 20 rupee notes were added in 2005, followed by
  5000 rupees in 2006.

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Rupee 1950-2006
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Text ,portrait and marks on note

•  The only Urdu text found on the reverse is the
  Urdu translation of the Prophetic Hadith,
  "Seeking honest livelihood is worship of God."
• All banknotes other than the 1 and 2 rupees
  feature a portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah on the
  obverse along with writing in Urdu. 
• All banknotes feature a watermark for security
  purposes. On the larger denomination notes, the
  watermark is a picture of Jinnah, while on
  smaller notes, it is a crescent and star.
  Different types of security threads are also
  present in each banknote.

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Banknotes before the 2005 Series 
Value Dimensions Main Color Description - Reverse Status
Rs. 1 95 66 mm Brown Tomb of Muhammad Iqbal in Lahore No longer in Circulation
Rs.2 109 66 mm Purple Badshai Masjad in Lahore
Rs.5 127 73 mm Burgundy Khojak tunnel in Balochastan
Rs 10 141 73 mm Green Mohanjodaro in larkana district
Rs .50 154 73 mm Purple and red Alamgiri Gate of the Lahore Fort in Lahore
Rs. 100 165 73 mm Red and Orange Islamia College in Peshawar No longer printed - Still in Circulation
Rs.500 175 73 mm Green, tan, red, and orange The State Bank of Pakistan inIslamabad
Rs.1000 175 73 mm Blue Tomb of Jahangir in Lahore
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After 2005 Series 
Image Obverse Image Reverse Value Dimensions Main Colour Obverse Reverse Date of issue
Rs 5 115 x 65 mm Greenish grey Muhammad ali jinha Gwadar port, which is a mega project inBalochistan (Pakistan) July ,08 2008
Rs 10. 115 65 mm green Muhammad ali jinha Bab ul Khyber which is the entrance to theKhyber Pass, Khyber Agency, FATA May 27 2006
Rs 20 123 65 mm Orange gren Muhammad ali jinha Mohenjo-daro in Larkana District March 22 ,2008
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After 2005 Series 

Rs 50 131 x 65 m.m. purple Muhammad ali jinha K2, second highest mountain of the world innorthern areasof Pakistan July 08,2008
Rs 100 139 65 m Red Muhammad ali jinha Quaid-e-Azam Residency in Ziarat November 11, 2006
RS 500 147 65 mm Rich deep green Muhammad ali jinha Badshahi Masjid in Lahore Febuary ,26,2007
Rs 1000 155 65 mm Dark blue Muhammad ali jinha Islamia College in Peshawar Febuary 26,02007
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2005 Series 
Image Obverse Image Reverse Value Dimensions Main Colour Obverse Reverse Date of issue
RS 5000 163 65 mm mustard Muhammad ali jinha Faisal Mosque in Islamabad may 27, 2006
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Hajj banknotes of Pakistan
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Hajj banknotes of Pakistan
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Special banknote on 50th Independent celebrations
of Pakistan
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