Official country name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
The Pakistani Rupee is the official currency of Pakistan since 1949. The currency is managed by the Bank of Pakistan, the main financial institution of the nation.
Currency history
- The word Rupee is from the Sanskrit word rup or rupa, which means silver in most Indo-Aryan dialects.
- The Pakistani Rupee was put into circulation in 1947, after the nation became independent from British Rule.
- For some time after independence, Pakistan used Indian cash and banknotes with Pakistan stamped on them.
- The current cash and banknotes were issued beginning in 1948. (Seems to contradict the second bullet.)
- Similar to the Indian Rupee, the Pakistan Rupee was originally divided into sixteen annas, each composed of four pice or 12 pie.
- The Pakistan Rupee was decimalized on January 1, 1961 and partitioned into a hundred pice; the name was changed to pais later the same year.
1 Rupee = 100 Paisa; ISO code = PKR 586
25th September 2023, 1 USD = 165.65 pakistani rupee; 1 Euro = 192.68 pakistani rupee
Current banknotes
10 Rupees (US$0.06; €0.05) P-45; B-231 Color: Olive-green and violet Dimensions: 115 x 65 mm
Front: Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
Back: Khyber Pass stone gateway in Peshawar.
Security thread: Solid with printed STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN 10.
Printer: Pakistan Security Printing Corporation.
Watermark: Mohammed Ali Jinnah and electrotype 10.
Dates:
a. 2006. Sign 2.
b. 2007.
c. 2008.
d. 2009. Sign 3.
e. 2010.
f. Sign 4.
g. 2011.
h. Sign 5.
i. 2012.
j. 2013.
k. 2014.
l. Sign 6.
m.2015.
n. 2016.
o. 2017.
p. Sign 7.
q. 2018.
r. 2019.
s. Sign 8.
t. 2020.
u. 2021.
v. 2022.
20 Rupees (US$0.12; €0.10) P-46; B-233 Color: Purple Dimensions: 123 x 65 mm
Front: Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
Back: Moenjodaro.
Security thread: Solid with printed STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN 20.
Printer: Pakistan Security Printing Corporation.
Watermark: Mohammed Ali Jinnah and electrotype 20.
Dates:
a. 2005. Sign 1.
b. 2006. Sign 2.
c. 2007.
P-55; B-233. Color: Orange-green.
Dates:
a. 2007. Sign 2. Intro: 22.03.2008
b. 2008.
c. 2009. Sign 3.
d. 2010.
e. Sign 4.
f. 2011.
g. Sign 5.
h. 2012.
i. 2013.
j. 2014.
k. Sign 6.
l. 2015.
m.2016.
n. 2017.
o. Sign 7.
p. 2018.
q. 2019.
r. Sign 8.
s. 2020.
t. 2021.
u. 2022.
50 Rupees (US$0.30; €0.26) P-47; B-234 Color: Purple and violet Dimensions: 131 x 65 mm
Front: Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
Back: K2 Mountain (Karakorum).
Security thread: Solid with printed STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN 50.
Printer: Pakistan Security Printing Corporation.
Watermark: Mohammed Ali Jinnah and electrotype 50.
Dates:
a. 2008. Sign 2. Intro: 08.07.2008.
b. 2009. Sign 3.
c. 2010.
d. Sign 4.
e. 2011.
f. Sign 5.
g. 2012.
h. 2013.
i. 2014.
j. Sign 6.
k. 2015.
l. 2016.
m.2017.
n. Sign 7.
o. 2018.
p. 2019.
q. Sign 8.
r . 2020.
s. 2021.
t. 2022.
100 Rupees (US$0.60; €0.52) P-48; B-235 Color: Red Dimensions: 140 x 65 mm
Front: Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
Back: Quaid-e-Azam residence (Ziarrat-Quetta).
Security thread: Windowed with demetalized 100.
Printer: Pakistan Security Printing Corporation.
Watermark: Mohammed Ali Jinnah and electrotype 100.
Dates:
a. 2006. Sign 2. Intro: 10.11.2006.
b. 2007.
c. 2008.
d. 2009. Sign 3.
e. 2010.
f. Sign 4.
g. 2011.
h. Sign 5.
i. 2012.
j. 2013.
k. 2014.
l. Sign 6.
m.2015.
n. 2016.
o. 2017.
p. Sign 7.
q. 2018.
r. 2019.
t. Sign 8.
u. 2020.
v. 2021.
w.2022
Signatures:
500 Rupees (US$3.02; €2.60) P-49: B-236 Color: Green Dimensions: 149 x 65 mm
Front: Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
Back: Badshahi mosque, Lahore.
Security thread: Windowed with demetalized 500.
Printer: Pakistan Security Printing Corporation.
Watermark: Mohammed Ali Jinnah and electrotype 500.
Dates:
a. 2006. Sign 1. Intro: 10.11.2006.
b. 2007.
c. 2008.
P-49A; B-237 (with flag on front right).
Dates:
a. 2009. Sign 2.
b. 2010.
c. Sign 3.
d. 2011.
e. Sign 4.
f. 2012.
g. 2013.
h. 2014.
i. Sign 5.
j. 2015.
k. 2016.
l. 2017.
m.Sign 6
n. 2018.
o. 2019.
p. Sign 7.
q. 2020.
r. 2021.
s. 2022.
1 000 Rupees (US$6.04; €5.19) P-50; B-238 Color: Blue Dimensions: 155 x 65 mm
Front: Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
Back: Islamic college, Peshawar.
Security thread: Windowed with demetalized 1000.
Printer: Pakistan Security Printing Corporation.
Watermark: Mohammed Ali Jinnah and electrotype 1000.
Dates:
a. 2006. Sign 1. Intro: 26.02.2007.
b. 2007.
c. 2008.
d. 2009. Sign 2.
e. 2010.
f. Sign 3.
g. 2011.
h. Sign 4.
i. 2012.
j. 2013.
k. 2014.
l. Sign 5.
m.2015.
n. 2016.
o. 2017.
p. Sign 6.
q. 2018.
r. 2019.
s. Sign 7.
t. 2020.
u. 2021.
v. 2022.
w. Sign 8.
5 000 Rupees (US$30.18; €25.95) P-51; B-239 Color: Orange-brown Dimensions: 165 x 65 mm
Front: Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
Back: Faisal mosque, Islamabad.
Security thread: Windowed with demetalized 5000.
Printer: Pakistan Security Printing Corporation.
Watermark: Mohammed Ali Jinnah and electrotype 5000.
Dates:
a. 2006. Sign 1. Intro: 27.05.2006
b. 2007.
c. 2008.
d. 2009. Sign 2.
e. 2012. Sign 4.
f. 2013.
g. 2014. Sign 5.
h. 2015.
i. 2016.
j. 2017.
k. Sign 6.
l. 2018.
m.2019.
n. Sign 7.
o. 2020.
q. 2021.
r. 2022.
Signatures:
Commemorative issues
5 Rupees P-44; B-229 Color: Pink and green Dimensions: 130 x 72 mm
Front: Starburst design with the Urdu phrase “Pachas Sala Jashan-e-Azadi” (Fifty Year Anniversary of Freedom) above 50 in Urdu numerals at center and 1947-1997 in Western numerals below. Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
Back: Tomb of Sha Ruke-e-Alam.
Security thread: Solid.
Printer: Pakistan Security Printing Corporation.
Watermark: Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
Date: 1997. Prefix: COM. Intro: 13.08.1997.
Quantity: 5 000 000.
Signatures: Kassim Parekh.
75 Rupees (US$0.45; €0.39) P-56; B-240 Color: Green Dimensions: 147 x 65 mm
Front: Denomination in green-to-gold OVI; denomination as registration device; Syed Ahmed Khan, Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah, Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Allama Iqbal; 75th anniversary logo.
Back: Bank logo; earth as seen from space; markhor (Capra falconeri) screw-horned goat; mountains and deodar trees; denomination as registration device.
Security thread: Pureimage windowed holographic security thread.
Printer: Pakistan Security Printing Corporation.
Watermark: Mohammed Ali Jinnah and electrotype 75.
Dates: ND. Intro: 30.09.2022.
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Signature: Baqir.
75 Rupees (US$0.45; €0.39) P-57; B-241 Color: Blue-green Dimensions: 147 x 65 mm
Front: Denomination as registration device; stylized State Bank of Pakistan headquarters building in Karachi by calligrapher Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi; Mohammed Ali Jinnah; denomination in OVI.
Back: Wind turbines; solar panels; Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah; denomination as registration device.
Security features: Pureimage windowed holographic security thread with demetalized 75.
Printer: Pakistan Security Printing Corporation.
Watermark: Mohammed Ali Jinnah and electrotype 75.
Dates: 2023. Prefix: A. Intro: 04.07.2023.
Signature: Ahmad.
State Bank of Pakistan videos
Terms of import and export of currencies
Currency Import regulations:
Local currency (Pakistan Rupee-PKR): PKR 100.- in denominations of 10 rupees or less, also in combinations of personal quota.
Prohibited: banknotes in denominations of 50 and 100 rupees or more. Foreign currency: in banknotes and traveler’s cheques: unlimited.
Currency Export regulations:
Local currency (Pakistan Rupee-PKR): up to PKR 100.-; the State Bank of Pakistan allows reconversion of max. PKR 500.- into foreign currency if holding receipt of exchange in Pakistan. Foreign currencies: in banknotes and traveler’s cheques: unlimited without any restriction.