Design Rupee Symbol - Win Rs 2.5L - It is Done!

nemo · 3rd March 2009, 22:59

i don't see anything wrong with the proposal, as mentioned in the article this sounds like the most obvious reason for a symbol

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one reason could be India's growing influence on global economy.

Jayabusa · 3rd March 2009, 23:24

First ask the government to issue distinguishable coins, the latest Rs.5 coins get passed off as Re.1 coins many a times, all thanks to the reduction in width.

benbsb29 · 3rd March 2009, 23:56

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Originally Posted by Jayabusa

First ask the government to issue distinguishable coins, the latest Rs.5 coins get passed off as Re.1 coins many a times, all thanks to the reduction in width.

Seriously! The new Rs.2/- coins are also a disaster, and can easily pass for Re. 1/- coins.

abhibh · 4th March 2009, 00:13

I bet the winner of this contest will have a good "political influence"

zaks · 4th March 2009, 07:36

I can see that they are going to come up with something ridiculous and there is going to be a furore and they will silently put this whole idea to sleep

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Probably someone in the Finance ministry is not getting the attention he craves

mmmjgm · 4th March 2009, 07:54

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Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

Let me see.

Nobody accepts the Rupee at any money exchange bureau outside India and the only place it is useful outside India is where there are Indian businessmen to do havala like in Hong Kong, Dubai and Singapore.

Oh wait I've got the perfect international symbol!
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I can hear the rupee crying Kabhi Bebasi Ne Maara

YouTube - Alag Alag - Kabhi Bebasi Ne

Cheers
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vineetmanghani · 8th April 2009, 13:10

A quick update: Economic Times has come up with 19 symbols for the rupee, and it's holding a poll for deciding which one the public thinks is the best. That one goes to the Finance Ministry for approval.....

The Economic Times: Business News, Personal Finance, Financial News, India Stock Market Investing, Economy News, SENSEX, NIFTY, NSE, BSE Live, IPO News

I liked the 16th one the best! Voted for it..

Looks like a good combination of the English letter 'R' and the Hindi letter 'र'.... and easy to write too....

DriverR · 13th April 2009, 14:31

Saw this in the Economic Times.
Not heard of this before. Anyways, I did not like any of the designs suggested. Most of them are complicated to draw. I'm sure there are people here who can come out with a better symbol

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The Government of India wants your help. It has invited the public to suggest a symbol for the Rupee. Just as the Dollar is universally denoted by $‚ the government thinks the Rupee should also have its own unique symbol that captures a sense of India’s history and culture.Listed below are 19 suggestions from Our team of designers. Please vote for the one you find best. Our Design Team will present all these symbols ‚ along with the Our Design Team viewers’ preference‚ to the Ministry of Finance . And‚ if you don t like these and have a symbol of your own to offer, mail it to us at editoret@indiatimes.co.in So hone your design skills and choose the right symbol for the Rupee.

sandeepmdas · 15th July 2010, 12:00

UPDATE: Rupee now has a symbol:

Read more here:

Rupee has a symbol! IIT-ian's design selected : Rediff.com Business

Antonian · 15th July 2010, 15:41

Good symbol ..!,

D.Udayakumar, student from Gowhati IIT has designed it.He will get 2.5 Lak as reward.
US DOLLAR ,British POUND, japanees YEN, and EURO, after these now its the time for Our INDIAN RUPEE.
Proud to be an indian.

pranavt · 16th July 2010, 11:35

Wow, that symbol perfectly captures India's history and culture.

anujmishra · 16th July 2010, 11:53

Appreciate the design of Rupee. Now we have Rupee symbol along with most influential countries symbols in world.

vasoo · 16th July 2010, 11:58

That's a really great design. I dont think it could have been any better. Congrats to UdayaKumar. Hope this symbol will be soon made available in Unicode and keyboards. I am still not sure of the intend of this logo though. INR is not even listed in the top 20 currencies that we see on various money exchange centers across the world, except probably in Gulf countries. Printing this on currency notes and coins will give it good publicity within the country. It needs to be seen how can they make it recognizable outside.

That brings us to the question of how do we promote a currency? While increased tourist flow may give it some recognizability, in international monetary markets it is all about influence. Even the export juggernaut China could not yet manage to make its currency very popular, may be because it is pegged to USD.

sgiitk · 16th July 2010, 12:14

I like it. When can we expect in Unicode? How to get the fonts with it or update once character in the font.

SirAlec · 16th July 2010, 15:27

he goes in history books.

congratulations to him!

3rd March 2009, 23:24	#17
Jayabusa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,448 Thanked: 69 Times	First ask the government to issue distinguishable coins, the latest Rs.5 coins get passed off as Re.1 coins many a times, all thanks to the reduction in width.
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4th March 2009, 00:13	#19
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	I bet the winner of this contest will have a good "political influence"
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4th March 2009, 07:36	#20
zaks BANNED Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 952 Thanked: 181 Times View My Garage	I can see that they are going to come up with something ridiculous and there is going to be a furore and they will silently put this whole idea to sleep . Probably someone in the Finance ministry is not getting the attention he craves
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8th April 2009, 13:10	#22
vineetmanghani BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New Delhi <---> Posts: 79 Thanked: 10 Times	A quick update: Economic Times has come up with 19 symbols for the rupee, and it's holding a poll for deciding which one the public thinks is the best. That one goes to the Finance Ministry for approval..... The Economic Times: Business News, Personal Finance, Financial News, India Stock Market Investing, Economy News, SENSEX, NIFTY, NSE, BSE Live, IPO News I liked the 16th one the best! Voted for it.. Looks like a good combination of the English letter 'R' and the Hindi letter 'र'.... and easy to write too....
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13th April 2009, 14:31	#23
DriverR BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 414 Thanked: 526 Times	New Rupee Symbol Saw this in the Economic Times. Not heard of this before. Anyways, I did not like any of the designs suggested. Most of them are complicated to draw. I'm sure there are people here who can come out with a better symbol Click Here The Government of India wants your help. It has invited the public to suggest a symbol for the Rupee. Just as the Dollar is universally denoted by $‚ the government thinks the Rupee should also have its own unique symbol that captures a sense of India’s history and culture.Listed below are 19 suggestions from Our team of designers. Please vote for the one you find best. Our Design Team will present all these symbols ‚ along with the Our Design Team viewers’ preference‚ to the Ministry of Finance . And‚ if you don t like these and have a symbol of your own to offer, mail it to us at editoret@indiatimes.co.in So hone your design skills and choose the right symbol for the Rupee.
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15th July 2010, 12:00	#24
sandeepmdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Varkala Posts: 1,540 Thanked: 2,492 Times	UPDATE: Rupee now has a symbol: Read more here: Rupee has a symbol! IIT-ian's design selected : Rediff.com Business Attached Thumbnails
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15th July 2010, 15:41	#25
Antonian BHPian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: KL (6+1) Posts: 105 Thanked: 2 Times	Good symbol ..!, D.Udayakumar, student from Gowhati IIT has designed it.He will get 2.5 Lak as reward. US DOLLAR ,British POUND, japanees YEN, and EURO, after these now its the time for Our INDIAN RUPEE. Proud to be an indian.
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16th July 2010, 11:35	#26
pranavt Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,682 Thanked: 641 Times View My Garage	Wow, that symbol perfectly captures India's history and culture.
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16th July 2010, 11:53	#27
anujmishra Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,290 Thanked: 492 Times View My Garage	Appreciate the design of Rupee. Now we have Rupee symbol along with most influential countries symbols in world.
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16th July 2010, 11:58	#28
vasoo Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Memphis TN Posts: 1,039 Thanked: 246 Times View My Garage	That's a really great design. I dont think it could have been any better. Congrats to UdayaKumar. Hope this symbol will be soon made available in Unicode and keyboards. I am still not sure of the intend of this logo though. INR is not even listed in the top 20 currencies that we see on various money exchange centers across the world, except probably in Gulf countries. Printing this on currency notes and coins will give it good publicity within the country. It needs to be seen how can they make it recognizable outside. That brings us to the question of how do we promote a currency? While increased tourist flow may give it some recognizability, in international monetary markets it is all about influence. Even the export juggernaut China could not yet manage to make its currency very popular, may be because it is pegged to USD.
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16th July 2010, 12:14	#29
sgiitk BANNED Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gurugram Posts: 7,969 Thanked: 4,788 Times	I like it. When can we expect in Unicode? How to get the fonts with it or update once character in the font.
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16th July 2010, 15:27	#30
SirAlec Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: zxc Posts: 3,393 Thanked: 726 Times	he goes in history books. congratulations to him!
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