It is a mix of the Roman letter "R" and its Hindi ... Soni says India's new symbol has an additional benefit. "It would also distinguish our currency from other countries which also use the ...

The traditional Rupee symbol ( ₹), which India uses today for its currency, has not been there ... Dr. Manmohan Singh was the prime minister of the country at the time. The Centre in 2009 ...

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 country’s currency.

Saudi Arabia has introduced a new symbol for its local currency as part of efforts to ... according to a statement from the country’s central bank.

Hassan Fawaz, chairman and founder of GivTrade, said that countries typically issue new currency notes after introducing new symbols, following a systematic approach. “The process usually ...

has launched its new currency symbol and digital currency, following the steps of Saudi Arabia, which recently launched its own. The country aims to develop an innovative financial system both ...

a symbol and an instrument of centralized, autocratic and imperial power. The story begins in 1769 with the launch, under Catherine the Great, of assignats, Russia’s first paper currency.