7 Lesser-Knows Facts About The Indian Rupee Symbol – ₹

4. Similarity with other currency symbols

India is changing from a developing to a developed nation. The symbol of our nation should also match with the symbols of currency of the developed nations. Keeping this as prima facie the currency symbol was designed in lines which are present in most of the developed nation’s currency symbols.

5. Horizontal line in Devnagri script- Shrio Rekha

As we know Hindi derives it’s origin from the Devanagari script and the most important part in this script is the Shrio Rekha. Every word in Hindi contains an upper line which is called the Shiro Rekha. Hence the symbol of Rupees contains an upper horizontal line.

6. The tricolour

The flag of India stand tall with three colours. These three colours denote strength, peace fertility, growth and auspiciousness of the land. The symbol of the currency of India has an equal white space in between the two lines which can be equated to Saffron and Green.

7. Easy to design

The symbol is simple to design and construct by any type designers. Also the minimal strokes makes it quick and easy to write