Indian Rupee gets a symbol

[abhijangda]

good move by Indian Govt. Proud to be Indian.

 

[digitthinker]

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Cheers!!!

 

[rajivnedungadi]

Shouldn't make much difference because the value of rupee is still going to be same

 

[vickyadvani]

got the fornt installed on my machine Proud to be Indian

 

[jayantr7]

Symbol is just as boring as compared to dollar and euro but still a nice move by India...

Still,I much like "Rs." thing as "aadat ho gaya hai"

 

[Rahim]

The strike across "r" should be lower (in the middle) as it gets merged with smaller print.

 

[Shani Clinton]

Its a good and useful step taken by the Indian Government.

Shani.

 

[bhartiya]

how does one type this symbol?

source: Rupee gets a symbol, may take2 years for widespread use - Hindustan Times

*www.hindustantimes.com/Images/2010/7/6d2f4b17-2f0e-42fd-a053-cbc8ca0630e3MediumRes.JPG

India finally got a symbol for the Rupee on Thursday, denoting the strength of its economy, and joined a select club of countries whose currencies have a unique identity. The cabinet approved the symbol - an amalgam of the Devnagiri 'Ra' and the Roman capital 'R' without the stem and two parallel lines running at the top. The parallel lines symbolise the equal to sign. "It denotes the robustness of the Indian economy," said Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni, announcing the cabinet decision.

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economy," said Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni, announcing the cabinet decision.
With the gaining of the symbol, the Indian rupee joins the club of US dollar, British pound, European euro and Japanese yen that currently have their own symbols.

The need for the symbol had become necessary because of the Indian economy's rapid growth, which has propelled it to become one of the largest economies of the world.