India Unveils New Currency Symbol

[Cyclonus]

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The symbol is a combination of the Devanagari ‘Ra’ and the Roman capital ‘R’ and reflects and captures the Indian ethos and culture. It will also differentiate India’s rupee from Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka which also use ‘Rs’ to refer to their currency.

With this, the rupee will join the select club of currencies such as the U.S. Dollar($), British Pound sterling(£), Euro(€) and Japanese Yen(¥) that have a clear distinguishing identity

[matrix62]

this symbol designed by iit post graduate D Udaya Kumar was selected 2 days ago.
A gr8 moment 4 all indians

[aneeshman]

The creation of the new symbol represents India's assertion of Importance as a major International market.

Software vendors will be bound to make the relevant changes to incorporate the symbol on keyboards and mobile handsets.

[battuji]

Good to see our new currency symbol..