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Pakistani rupee

Currency
Currency namePakistani Rupee
پاکستانی روپیہ  
ISO 4217 CodePKR
Official userPakistan
Unofficial userAfghanistan along with the US Dollar
Inflation14.8%
Subunit
1/100paisa (not used)
SymbolRs
Coins and Banknotes
Freq. used coins1, 2, 5 rupees
Freq. used banknotes5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000 rupees
Central bankState Bank of Pakistan

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The rupee ( ) (sign: Rs; code: PKR) is the currency of Pakistan. 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, used on receipts when purchasing goods and services. In Pakistan, the rupee is referred to as the "rupees", "rupaya" or "rupaye". As standard in Pakistani English, large values of rupees are counted in terms of thousands, lakh (100 thousand, in digits 1,00,000) and crore (10 million, in digits 1,00,00,000).


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