Indian Rupee symbol design
Posted June 24th, 2010.
I must admit I’m not overly worldly when it comes to foreign cultures or finance. I assumed that every currency had a unique symbol to represent itself, apparently this is not the case.
The Union Cabinet of the Government of India is set to finalise a unique, globally recognised symbol for the Indian Rupee, a privilege previously reserved for the Dollar, Pound Sterling, Euro & Yen. Currently the abbreviated Rs used to identify the Rupee is also used for currency in Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
The apparent favourite since the project began in 2009, is a variation of the Hindi letter R, which if I haven’t got my Hindi alphabet wrong is shown above. This is of course not the final logo, but is the likely inspiration of things to come.
What do you think?
Russia too has been working on a unique symbol for the Rouble for some time, perhaps we’ll see more currency take on unique designs in the future.
