http://www.metafilter.com/tags/south-east-asia/rss tag posts with south-east-asia Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:47:59 -0800 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:47:59 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/59806/Sabse-Bada-Rupaiya <a href="http://www.ambedkar.org/ambcd/28A.%20Problem%20of%20Rupee_Preface.htm">The Problem of the Rupee.</a> Starting off as a silver-based unit of currency by the 15th century ruler, <a href="http://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/c-mogul.html">Sher Shah Suri</a>, the Rupee (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_rupee">wiki</a>) has had a long and chequered history encompassing most of Asian and East-African colonial history. Issued by the <a href="http://www.geocities.com/enchantedhorse/html/gv2.html' ">British</a>, the <a href="http://www.geocities.com/enchantedhorse/html/french_rupees.html">French</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javan_rupee">Dutch</a>, the <a href="http://www.banknoteworld.com/countries/netherlands_indies.html">Japanese</a>, the <a href="http://www.banknoteworld.com/countries/india.html#portuguese">Portuguese</a>, the <a href="http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/banknotes/german_east_africa/GermanEastAfricaP1-5Rupien-1905-donatedowl_f.jpg">Germans</a> and even the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_Indian_rupee">Danish</a>, the rupee as a brand-name existed far beyond <a href="http://www.rbi.org.in/currency/Banknotes.html">India</a>, <a href="http://www.sbp.org.pk/BankNotes/banknotes.htm">Pakistan</a>, <a href="http://www.banknotes.com/np.htm">Nepal</a>, <a href="http://www.banknotes.com/mv.htm">Maldives</a>, <a href="http://www.banknoteworld.com/countries/sri_lanka.html">Sri Lanka</a> <a href="http://www.banknoteworld.com/countries/seychelles.html">Seychelles</a> or the <a href="http://www.banknoteworld.com/countries/mauritius.html">Mauritius</a>. _{(more inside)} tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.59806 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:47:59 -0800 currency india south-east-asia persian-gulf burma rupee the cydonian