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Denominations of Currency Notes and Coins
The denominations of notes in circulation are

Rs.2000   Rs.1000   Rs.500   Rs.200
             
     
Rs.100   Rs.50   Rs.20   Rs.10


The denominations of coins in circulation are


Rs.10   Rs.5   Rs.2   Re.1   Cts.50
                 
       
Cts.25   Cts.10   Cts.5   Cts.2   Ct.1


Value of Currency Notes and Coins in Circulation (as at 31 December)

Rs. Million

Notes & Coins

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Rs. 2,000

-

-

-

-

-

15,054 
40,162

Rs.1,000

51,628

61,683

70,765

82,874

98,583

104,599 
95,290

Rs.500

9,868

10,942

11,274

14,985

14,551

16,531 
14,988

Rs.200

2,005

1,481

998

694

517

280 
220

Rs.100

6,086

6,796

7,728

8,583

9,370

10,370 
11,269

Rs.50

1,803

1,922

2,061

2,278

2,457

2,654 
3,015

Rs.20

1,068

1,166

1,233

1,329

1,486

1,713 
1,892

Rs.10

1,331

1,444

1,629

1,857

1,936

2,095 
426

Rs.5

1,409

1,464

1,560

1,681

1,817

2,040 
2,225

Rs.2

542

571

447

496

537

635 
703

Re.1

342

353

349

382

424

493 
522

Total Value

76,082

87,822

98,044

115,159

131,678

156,465 

170,712

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