new rupee symbol was selected by union cabinet on 15 july 2010.
new rupee symbol was selected by union cabinet on 15 july 2010.
when was new rupee symbol was selected by union cabinet?
15 july 2010
the indian rupee sign is encoded in the unicode character set at u+20a8 (some fonts, such as microsoft sans serif, instead display the unicode rupee sign erroneously as “rp”). it is common to find a prefix before the digits denoting the rupee currency value written as “re: 1” (for one unit), or “rs. 140” (for more than one rupee). the rupee sign was also formerly used to represent the indian rupee, until 15 july 2010, when it was replaced by a new currency symbol, the indian rupee sign, ₹. the new sign is a combination of the devanagari letter र ("ra") and the latin capital letter r without its vertical bar (similar to the r rotunda). the parallel lines at the top (with white space between them) are said to be an allusion to the tricolor indian flag. and also depict an equality sign that symbolizes the nation's desire to reduce economic disparity.
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in 2010, a new rupee symbol ", was officially adopted. it was designed by d. udaya kumar. it was derived from the combination of the devanagari consonant "र" ("ra") and the latin capital letter "r" without its vertical bar (similar to the r rotunda). the parallel lines at the top (with white space between them) are said to make an allusion to the tricolour indian flag, and also depict an equality sign that symbolises the nation's desire to reduce economic disparity. the first series of coins with the new rupee symbol started in circulation on 8 july 2011. before this, india used rs for plural and re to depict one rupee.
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