Chanakya, prime minister to the first Mauryan emperor mentioned the minting of coins such as Rupyarupa (silver), Suvarnarupa (gold), Tamararupa (copper) and Sisarupa (lead) in his Arthashastra treatise. Indo-Greek Kushan kings introduced the Greek custom of engraving portraits on the coins. Then first Maurya emperor Chandragupta Maurya came up with the Punch Marked Coins minting of silver, gold, copper, or lead. These coins were made of silver and a standard weight but with irregular shapes and different markings like Saurashtra had a humped bull, Dakshin Panchala had a Swastika and Magadha had several symbols. History Of The Coins in India | Wikipedia These Mahajanapadas included Gandhara, Kuntala, Kuru, Panchala, Shakya, Surasena, and Saurashtra. The first Indian coins were minted by the Mahajanpadas (the Republic Kingdoms of ancient India) known as Puranas, Karshapanas or Panas. Ancient India was one of the earliest issuers of coins in the world, along with the Chinese wen and Lydian staters. The history of the Indian rupee traces back to ancient India in circa sixth century BCE.

On July 15, 2010, India introduced a new currency symbol, the Indian rupee sign, ₹.

In 1987 Rs 500 note was introduced due to the growing economy and fall in purchasing power.

In 1969 Reserve Bank of India issued the Mahatma Gandhi Birth Centenary Commemorative design series on Rs 5 and Rs 10 notes.

All country 1 rupee coin