His design, which incorporated elements of the Devanagari and Roman scripts, was selected from among hundreds of entries to represent the Indian currency. Mr. Udaya Kumar, who is now associate ...

BENGALURU: For more than 55 years, one man’s unyielding passion ... scouring hundreds of unique currency notes and coins from all corners of India. Among the crown jewels of this collection ...

The primary medium of exchange in India is the rupee (INR). It was introduced as a silver coin by Sher Shah Suri in the 16th century. The rupee then became a fiat currency under British colonial rule.