French Indian rupee
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The roupie or rupee was the currency of French India. It was equal to the Indian rupee issued by the British and then Indian governments. Until 1871 it was issued as coins with the roupie divided into 8 fanons, each of 3 doudous or 12 cash. From 1871, banknotes were issued by France's Bank of Indochina which circulated alongside coins issued by British India.
| Rupees | |
|---|---|
| Current
| Indian rupee > Indonesian rupiah | Maldivian rufiyaa | Mauritian rupee | Nepalese rupee | Pakistani rupee | Seychelles rupee | Sri Lankan rupee |
| Defunct
| Afghan rupee > Bhutanese rupee | Burmese rupee | Danish Indian rupee | (British) East African rupee | French Indian rupee | German East African rupie | Gulf rupee | Hyderabad rupee | Italian Somaliland rupia | Netherlands Indian roepiah | Portuguese Indian rupia | Riau rupiah | Travancore rupee | West New Guinean rupiah | Zanzibari rupee |
| Fictional
| Hyrulian rupee |
| See also
| History of the rupee |
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