8 Unknown Facts About Indian Currency
The First Notes:
Governments of India’s first set of notes were the Victoria portrait series. For security reasons, the notes of this series were cut in half; one half was sent by post, and upon confirmation of receipt, the other half was sent. They were replaced by the Underprint series in 1867.
Indian Currency Has Existed Since 6th Century BC:
Currency has existed in the form of coinage in India since the 6th century BC. The Ancient period,along with the Medieval and the Mughal; all used currency in the form of coinage. The most notable was Sher Shah Suri's Rupiya, which became the precursor of the modern rupee.
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