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The rupiah ( symbol: Rp; currency code: IDR) is the official currency of Indonesia, issued and controlled by Bank Indonesia. Its name is derived from the Sanskrit word for silver, rupyakam ( रूप्यकम् ). [ 4] Sometimes, Indonesians also informally use the word perak ("silver" in Indonesian) in referring to rupiah in coins.
The first 'Indonesian rupiah' bank notes bore the date of the proclamation on new Indonesian money, 17 October 1945, under the authority of the "Republik Indonesia", and were apparently intended for issue on 1 February 1946, but due to the capture of most of the notes, only a tiny number escaped at this time.
A currency symbol or currency sign is a graphic symbol used to denote a currency unit. Usually it is defined by a monetary authority, such as the national central bank for the currency concerned. A symbol may be positioned in various ways, according to national convention: before, between or after the numeric amounts: €2.50, 2,50€ and 250 .
Indonesian rupiah: Rp IDR Sen = 1 ⁄ 100 rupiah 14,803.215 1949 Netherlands Indies gulden Maldives Maldivian rufiyaa: Rf, MRf, MVR, .ރ or /- MVR Laari = 1 ⁄ 100 rufiyaa 15.406232 1945 Ceylonese rupee Mauritius Mauritian rupee ₨, रु MUR Cent = 1 ⁄ 100 rupee 45.671789 1876 Indian rupee, pound sterling, Mauritian dollar Nepal Nepalese ...
An airline ticket showing the price with ISO 4217 code "EUR" (bottom left) and not with euro currency sign " € "ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual currencies and their minor units.
The devaluation of sterling in 1949 (or 1949 sterling crisis) was a major currency crisis in the United Kingdom that led to a 30.5% devaluation of sterling from $4.04 per pound to $2.80 on 18 September 1949. [ 1][ 2] Although the devaluation was made in the United Kingdom, over 19 countries had currencies pegged to sterling and also devalued.
A widely traded currency pair is the relation of the euro against the US dollar, designated as EUR / USD. The quotation EUR/USD 1.2500 means that one euro is exchanged for 1.2500 US dollars. Here, EUR is the base currency and USD is the quote currency (counter currency). This means that 1 Euro can be exchangeable to 1.25 US Dollars.
List of nominal exchange rates. Graph showing the official exchange rate of 1 CNY to the US dollar between 1981 and 2009. Official historical average exchange rates of Renminbi. for major foreign currencies by year [8] (Chinese yuan per 100 foreign currency units) Year. USD.