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        We use money to purchase objects of our need. Money is in the form of coins and
        notes. In India, we use rupees and paise.



                                                                          R
        Indian Coins and Notes                                            R Remember!emember!emember!
                                                                          ›   In earlier days, people used
        The symbol for rupee is ‘`’ and paise is ‘p’.                       coins such as 5 p, 10 p, 20 p, 25p.












           50 p coin              ` 1 coin               ` 2 coin               ` 5 coin              ` 10 coin











                ` 5 note                                ` 10 note                                 ` 20 note











                 ` 50 note                            ` 100 note                              ` 500 note


        Exchanging Money




                         =              +                  Two 50 p coins together make ` 1. So we
                                                           can exchange a ` 1 coin for two 50 p coins.






                                                           One  `  2 coin  can be exchanged for  two
                        =              +
                                                           ` 1 coins.





                                                                                       One ` 10 note can be

                                   =                       +                           exchanged for two
                                                                                       ` 5 notes or coins.
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