The rupee, or more specifically the Indian rupee  is the official currency of theRepublic of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India. It is named after the silver coin, rupiya, first issued by Sher Shah Suri in the 16th century  later continued by the Mughal Empire.The modern rupee is subdivided into 100 paise though as of 2011 only 50 paise coins are legal tender. Banknotes in circulation come in denominations of ₹1, ₹2, ₹5, ₹10, ₹20, ₹50, ₹100, ₹500 and ₹1000. Rupee coins are available in denominations of ₹1, ₹2, ₹5, ₹10.The Indian rupee symbol is derived from the Devanagari consonant "र" (ra) and the Latin letter "R". The first series of coins with the rupee symbol was launched on 8 July 2011. The Reserve Bank manages currency in India and derives its role in currency management on the basis of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

The word "rupee" was derived from the Sanskrit word रूप्यकम् (rūpyakam). The modern Indian rupee has a direct lineage from the rupiya, the silver coin, issued bySher Shah Suri (1540—1545), continued by the Mughal rulers.

• Assamese: টকা (ṭôkā)

• Bengali: টাকা (ṭākā)

• Bhojpuri: रुपया (rupayā)

• Gujarati: રૂપિયો (rupiyo)

• Hindi: रुपय (rupay)

• Kannada: ರೂಪಾಯಿ (rūpāyi)

• Kashmiri: روپے (ropyih)

• Konkani: रुपय (rupaye)

• Malayalam: രൂപ (rūpā)

• Marathi: रुपया (rupayā)

• Nepali: रुपैयाँ (rupaiyã)

• Odia: ଟଙ୍କା (ṭaṅkā)

• Punjabi: ਰੁਪਈਆ (rupiā)

• Rajasthani: रिप्या (ripyā)

• Sanskrit: रूप्यकम् (rūpyakam)

• Sindhi: रुपियो‎ (rupiyo)

• Tamil: ரூபாய் (rūpāy)

• Telugu: రూపాయి (rūpāyi)

• Urdu: روپیہ‎ (rupayā)

However, in Assam, West Bengal, Tripura and Odisha, the Indian rupee is officially known by names derived from the Sanskrit word टङ्क (ṭaṅka), which means "money". Thus, the rupee is called টকা (ṭôkā) in Assamese, টাকা (ṭākā) in Bengali and ଟଙ୍କା (ṭaṅkā) in Odia. The amount (and the word "rupee") is, accordingly, written on the front of Indian banknotes in English and Hindi, whilst on the back the name is listed, in English alphabetical order, in 15 other Indian languages.