The roupie or rupee was the currency of

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. It was equal to the

Indian rupee The Indian rupee ( symbol: ₹; code: INR) is the official currency in the republic of India. The rupee is subdivided into 100 ''paise'' (singular: ''paisa''), though as of 2022, coins of denomination of 1 rupee are the lowest value in use w ...

issued by the British and then Indian governments. One rupee was worth 2.40 '' francs-or''. Until 1871 it was issued as coins with the roupie divided into 8 ''fanons'', each of 3 ''doudous'' or 20 ''cash''. From 1891, banknotes were issued by the

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, which circulated alongside coins issued by

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Table of 1843 exchange rates

References

*Annuaire statistique des établissements français dans l'Inde By Pierre-Constant Sicé, 1843.

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French Indian rupee at the currency museum of the Reserve Bank of India
Modern obsolete currencies Former French colonies French India Historical currencies of India {{France-hist-stub

Table of 1843 exchange rates

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