Indian Rupee to Brunei dollar — exchange rate

The Indian rupee (international symbol s:₹ , Re, Rs (plural), code: INR, number: 356) is the national currency of India. Bhutan, Nepal and some other Asian countries use the currency unofficially. The Indian rupee is measured in paisa.

The current INR has 100 paisa. The currency was issued in 1845, and replaced the Danish Indian rupee. However, the currency with the same name had been used before that. First mentions of this unit go back to the 6th century BC. This fact makes INR one of the most ancient currencies of the world. The word “rupee” is translated as “made of silver”.

The Brunei dollar (B$) is the national currency of Brunei. The banknotes have replaced the Malaya and the British dollar. The BND abbreviation is used for easier currency conversion, conversion both on the domestic and international markets $ banknotes can be changed for cents.

One Brunei dollar is subdivided into 100 cents. The Brunei dollar was issued in 1967. In 1979, and later in 1989, the government printed banknotes of bigger denomination due to inflation. The first Brunei currency was cowrie - colorful shells of sea mollusks that live in local waters. It is worth mentioning that cowrie was used not only in Brunei, but in other countries as well, such as China, Guinea, and the Philippines.