Pakistani rupee
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The rupee (symbol: Rs; code: PKR) is the currency of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan. 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 (hundred thousands, in digits 1,00,000) and crore (ten millions, in digits 1,00,00,000).
| Pakistani rupee | |
|---|---|
| ISO 4217 Code | PKR |
| Official user(s) | Pakistan |
| Unofficial user(s) | Afghanistan[1][2] |
| Inflation | 9.4% (March 2019) |
| Subunit | |
| 1⁄100 | Paisa |
| Symbol | R |
| Nickname | Rupayya. |
| Coins | |
| Freq. used | 1, 2, 5, 10 Rupees |
| Rarely used | 20 Rupees |
| Banknotes | |
| Freq. used | 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000 Rupees |
| Rarely used | 5000 Rupees |
| Central bank | State Bank of Pakistan |
| Website | [http://www |
| Printer | Pakistan Security Printing Corporation |
| Mint | Pakistan Mint |
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