Finally, the Rupee will have a symbol like the Dollar ($) or the Euro (€) or the Pound (£). The Cabinet today finalised the design for the Rupee.
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IIT post-graduate Uday kumar's entry has been selected out of five shortlisted designs as the new symbol for the Indian Rupee.
The government had organised a symbol design competition with a prize money of Rs 2.5 lakh. Five designs were shortlisted from a competition and all new notes will bear the design finally approved.
The growing influence of the Indian economy in the global space is said to have prompted this move that will result in the Indian rupee joining the select club of global currencies like the US dollar, the British Pound, European Euro and Japanese Yen that have unique symbols.
The abbreviation for the Indian Rupee, 'Re' or 'Rs' is used by India's neighbours Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Symbol Design Winner. D. Udayakumar
The other four finalists whose Rupee symbol design had been shortlisted are: Nondita Correa-Mehrotra (architect); Shahrukh J Irani (creative director, Publicis Ambience); Shibin K K, (a teacher at school near Thalasserry in Kerala); and Hitesh Padmashali (creative director, JWT).
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Click here to Download the Rupees Symbol Vector
IIT post-graduate Uday kumar's entry has been selected out of five shortlisted designs as the new symbol for the Indian Rupee.
The government had organised a symbol design competition with a prize money of Rs 2.5 lakh. Five designs were shortlisted from a competition and all new notes will bear the design finally approved.
The growing influence of the Indian economy in the global space is said to have prompted this move that will result in the Indian rupee joining the select club of global currencies like the US dollar, the British Pound, European Euro and Japanese Yen that have unique symbols.
The abbreviation for the Indian Rupee, 'Re' or 'Rs' is used by India's neighbours Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Symbol Design Winner. D. UdayakumarThe other four finalists whose Rupee symbol design had been shortlisted are: Nondita Correa-Mehrotra (architect); Shahrukh J Irani (creative director, Publicis Ambience); Shibin K K, (a teacher at school near Thalasserry in Kerala); and Hitesh Padmashali (creative director, JWT).
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