Rupees and Paise - Identification of Currency

Indian currency is measured in two units: Rupees and Paise. The symbol for Rupee is $₹$ and the symbol for Paise is $p$. Visually, the $₹$ symbol consists of the Devanagari letter 'Ra' with a horizontal stripe across the top part.

The fundamental relationship between the two units is that $1$ Rupee is equal to $100$ Paise ($₹ 1 = 100p$). You can visualize this as $100$ small $1p$ coins filling up a jar to equal the value of a single $₹ 1$ coin.

Commonly used coins in India include $₹ 1, ₹ 2, ₹ 5,$ and $₹ 10$. These are circular metal discs of varying sizes and colors. For instance, the $₹ 10$ coin is distinct with its bimetallic design, featuring a gold-colored center and a silver-colored outer ring.

Currency notes come in denominations such as $₹ 10, ₹ 20, ₹ 50, ₹ 100, ₹ 200,$ and $₹ 500$. Each note is rectangular and has a unique color and size to help identify it; for example, the $₹ 50$ note is fluorescent blue, while the $₹ 100$ note is lavender.

When writing money in figures, a dot (.) is used to separate Rupees from Paise. For example, in $₹ 25.75$, the number to the left of the dot ($25$) represents Rupees, and the two digits to the right ($75$) represent Paise. This is read as 'Twenty-five rupees and seventy-five paise'.

To convert Rupees into Paise, we multiply the amount by $100$. Visually, this is the same as moving the decimal point two places to the right or simply removing the dot. For example, $₹ 9 = 900p$.

To find the total value of a group of different notes and coins, we add their values together. If you see a picture of one $₹ 20$ note and two $₹ 5$ coins, you calculate the total as $20 + 5 + 5 = ₹ 30$.