As you may have noticed, the symbols (abbreviations) for all currencies have three letters. The first two letters denote the name of the country and third letter stands for the name of that ...

New symbol gives Indian rupee an international face, captures Indian ethos and culture As India's economy grows and its ambition to make a mark on the global scene rises, the country has decided ...

In 2010, India introduced a new symbol for its currency, the rupee. Later, it printed new rupee notes with the symbol. The Central Bank of UAE became the first central bank in the Arab region to ...

Soni said that the symbol, which reflects the Indian ethos and culture, would help distinguish the currency from the rupee or rupiah of other countries like Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.