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Currency In Islamabad |
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Every independent country has its own currency. Pakistan is no exception to this. The currency in the country as well as the currency in Islamabad is the “rupee”. State Bank of Pakistan controls the issue of the currency in the country. The symbol for the rupee is Rs. and it is referred to as the "rupaya" or "rupaye" in Urdu. The most popular forms of rupees in the city of Islamabad are of three types :
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- Coins
- Banknotes
- Hajj banknotes
Though the circulation of rupees in the form of banknotes and coins are in vogue, the circulation of Hajj notes used by the Hajj pilgrims have now been stopped. Hajj notes were issued as per State Bank Order made in 1950. Since then for the benefit of the Hajj pilgrims, Hajj notes were circulated, however after continuing for some days the circulation of these stopped finally in 1994. To know more about currency in Islamabad, continue to be with us.
Currency of Islamabad are available in denominations of 1, 5, 10 and 100 rupees. However, 1 rupee notes were issued until the 1980s but later it came to a halt. In the year 1986, for the first time, 500 rupees notes were introduced that was followed by 1000 rupees the very next year. At present the government has also issued 5000 rupees notes. The larger notes feature a portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah on the reverse side and some inscriptions in Urdu. At present, according to recent market rate,1 Pakistan rupee is equivalent to 0.016543 U.S. Dollars.
If you are planning a trip to Islamabad, then it is important for you to change your existing currencies in terms of currency in Islamabad otherwise you could be in trouble. For further queries on Islamabad General Info you feel free to log on to www.islamabadlahore.com
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