Indian rupee (INR)

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India uses the Indian rupee as legal tender, with INR as its ISO 4217 code and the paisa as its formal subdivision. The Reserve Bank of India issues most banknotes, while the Government of India issues coins and the one-rupee note, so cash production and monetary policy are not concentrated in a single institution. The rupee symbol and INR notation identify the currency in accounts and payments; the monetary unit is distinct from the country and from the Reserve Bank as an organization.

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