The 

rupee (Urdu: ‫روپیہ‬ ) (sign: Rs; code: PKR) is the currency of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency

is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank of the country. The most commonly used
symbol for the rupee is Rs, used on receipts when purchasing goods and services. In Pakistan, the rupee
is referred to as the "rupees", "rupaya" or "rupaye". As standard in Pakistani English, large values of
rupees are counted in terms of thousands, lakh (100 thousand, in digits 1,00,000) and crore (10 million, in
digits 1,00,00,000)

The origin of the word "rupee" is found in the Sanskrit word rūp or rūpā, which means "silver" in
many Indo-Aryan languages. The Sanskrit word rūpyakam (रूप्यक) means coin of silver. The derivative

word Rūpaya was used to denote the coin introduced by Sher Shah Suri during his reign from 1540 to
1545 CE.

The Pakistani rupee was put into circulation after the country became independent from the British Rule in
1947. For the first few months of independence, Pakistan used Indian coins and notes with "Pakistan"
stamped on them. New coins and banknotes were issued in 1948. Like the Indian rupee, it was originally
divided into 16 annas (‫)آن‬, each of 4 pice (‫ )پيس‬or 12 pie (‫)پاى‬. The currency was decimalised on 1 January
1961, with the rupee subdivided into 100 pice, renamed (in English) paise (singular paisa) later the same
year. However, coins denominated in paise have not been issued since 1994.

Coins
In 1948, coins were introduced in denominations of 1 pice, ½, 1 and 2 annas, ¼, ½ and 1 rupee. 1 pie
coins were added in 1951. In 1961, coins for 1, 5 and 10 pice were issued, followed later the same year
by 1 paisa, 5 and 10 paise coins. In 1963, 10 and 25 paise coins were introduced, followed by 2 paise the
next year. 1 rupee coins were reintroduced in 1979, followed by 2 rupees in 1998 and 5 rupees in 2002. 2
paise coins were last minted in 1976, with 1 paisa coins ceasing production in 1979. The 5, 10, 25 and 50
paise all ceased production in 1994. There are two variations of 2 rupee coins; most have clouds above
the Badshahi Masjid but many don't have. This is noted by very few people. The one and two rupee coins
were changed to aluminium in 2007 [2]

Currently Circulating Coins

Depiction Depiction Year in

Value Composition Front Illustration Back Illustration
(Front) (Back) Use

1998 - Bronze and Quaid-e-Azam, Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar

Rs. 1
Present Aluminium Muhammad Ali Jinnah Mausoleum, Sehwan Shareef
 1998 - Brass
Rs. 2 Crescent and Star Badshahi Masjid, Lahore
Present and Aluminium

2002 -
Rs. 5 Cupro-nickel Crescent and Star
Present

For table standards, see the coin specification table.

2005 Series [4]ImageValueDimensionsMain ColourDescriptionDate of

issueObverseReverseObverseReverse Rs. 5115 x 65 mmGreenish

GreyMuhammad Ali JinnahGwadar port, which is a mega project in Balochistan (Pakistan)July 08, 2008

Rs. 10115 × 65 mmGreenBab ul Khyber which is the entrance to the Khyber

Pass, Khyber Agency,FATAMay 27, 2006 Rs. 20123 × 65 mmOrange GreenMohenjo-

daro in Larkana DistrictMarch 22, 2008 Rs. 50131 x 65 m.m.PurpleK2,

second highest mountain of the world in northern areas of PakistanJuly 08, 2008

Rs. 100139 × 65 mmRedQuaid-e-Azam Residency in ZiaratNovember 11, 2006

Rs. 500147 × 65 mmRich Deep GreenBadshahi Masjid in Lahore

Rs. 1000155 × 65 mmDark blueIslamia College in PeshawarFebruary 26, 2007

Rs. 5000163 × 65 mmMustardFaisal Mosque in IslamabadMay 27,

2006These images are to scale at 0.7 pixels per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.