What is Rupee?
The '''rupee''' is the name of a [[Denomination (currency)|currency denomination]] of [[money]]) in various countries. It is used in the [[Republic of India]] and [[Pakistan]]. It was also used in [[British India]], the former [[Bangladesh|East Pakistan]] until 1971, [[Sri Lanka]], [[Nepal]], [[Mauritius]], and the [[Seychelles]]. In past times, rupees were also the name of the money used in [[Burma]] and in the [[Germany|German]] and [[British]] colonies in [[East Africa]]. The name comes from a [[Sanskrit]] word meaning [[silver]]. The [[rupiah]] of [[Indonesia]] and the [[rufiyah]] of the [[Maldives]] are kinds of money that also got their name from this word. All of these were previously [[Spanish dollar]]s. ==Related pages== *[[Indian rupee]] *[[Pakistani rupee]] {{Asia-stub}} [[Category:Currency of Africa]] [[Category:Currency of Asia]] [[Category:Mauritius]] [[Category:Nepal]] [[Category:Seychelles]] [[Category:Sri Lanka]]