Emergence of Indian rupee symbol

1. -AKASH DESAI

2. 
Rupee was de-valued
on 6TH JUNE 1966.
Rupee was replaced
with their home
currencies.

3. Some parts of Nepal accept Indian rupee.
There is not much difference between Indian & Pakistani
rupee.

4.  On 5th march 2009, a contest was
announced.
 Mr.Pranab Mukherjee - “New Indian rupee
symbol should reflect our Indian culture
And ethos.”
 Out of 3000 designs , 5 were shortlisted.

5. Cabinet selected the definite symbol on 15 JULY 2010.

6.  New symbol of rupee is given by
Mr. Udaya Kumar.
 He will be awarded with 2.5 lakh.
 The rupee symbol is a perfect blend
of roman R and the devanagari ra.
 Parallel lines at the top makes an
allusion of Indian tri-colour
flag and also symbolizes the sign
of equality.

7.  The symbol will be adopted locally-6 months & globally-18
to 24 months.
 It is the 5th currency in the world to have a global
recognition, other 4 currencies are :
 It will be adopted in unicode standard
and major scripts.
 It will not be printed on currency notes
and coins but will feature on Computer
keyboards.
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8.  The symbol is intended
as a statement of
aspiration and seems
far away from the truth.