Pakistani Rupee is the official currency of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Sign of Pakistani Rupee is "Rs" and code is "PKR". State Bank of Pakistan is responsible for issuance and control of national currency. The rupee is also referred to as Rupaya and Rupaye. Its subunit is Paisa which is 100th part of a rupee.
Here is a huge collection of old Pakistani currency notes. Also, currency notes which were printed by Reserve Bank of India with photos of British King. Year of issuance or its validity period is also given with all currency notes. Other details e.g. image of which place or building, is also mentioned where necessary.
Rupiya is derived from Sanskrit word Rupya which means a coin of Silver. Historically, the first Rupee currency was introduced by King Sher Shah Suri in the 16th century. Now currencies of Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Mauritius, Seychelles, Maldives and Indonesia are called Rupee. In the near past, currencies of Afghanistan and Burma were also called Rupee.
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Notes issued pre-1971 were in Urdu, Bengali and English but after separation of Bangladesh, Pakistani Rupee has only Urdu and English text.
Initially, Indian coins and currency notes were used by Pakistan, simply over-stamped with "Government of Pakistan. These notes have an image of George VI King Emporer on the front side and printed by Reserve Bank of India. Examples of these notes are given below.
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| 1 Rupee Note (1947-48) featuring King George VI |
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| 2 Rupees Currency Note (1947) |
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| 5 Rupees Note |
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| 10 Rupees Note |
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| 100 Rupees Note (1947-48) |
All currency notes printed by Government of Pakistan have only images of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Founder of Pakistan.
1 Pakistani Rupee Currency Note
Below are some notes of 1 Rupee.
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| Re. 1 featuring Lahore Fort |
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| Re. 1 (1973) |
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| 1 Rupee (1953-63) |
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| 1 Rupee featuring Minar-e-Pakistan (1975-81) |
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| 1 Rupee (1983) featuring Allama Iqbal Tomb |
2 Pakistani Rupees Currency Note
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| 2 Rupees (1986) - Badshahi Masjid, Lahore |
PKR 5 Currency Note
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| First Rs. 5 Currency Note issued by Government of Pakistan in 1948 |
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| 5 Rupees (1972-78) |
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| 5 Rupees (issued in 1997 on 50 years Golden Jubilee) featuring Tomb of Baha ud Din Zakariya |
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| 5 Rupees (1975-84) - Khajak Tunnel |
Currency Note of PKR 10
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| 10 Rupees (1953) - Shalimar Garden |
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| 10 Rupees (1957) - Shalimar Garden |
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| 10 Rupees (1973) |
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| 10 Rupees (1970) - For Hajj Pilgrims from Pakistan, For Use in Saudi Arabia |
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| 10 Rupees (1957) - For Hajj Pilgrims from Pakistan, For Use in Saudi Arabia |
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| 10 Rupees (1986) - View of Mohenjodaro |
Rupees 50 Note
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| 50 Rupees (1957) |
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| 50 Rupees (1981) - Lahore Fort |
Rupees 100 Currency Note
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| 100 Rupees (1953) |
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| 100 Rupees (1973) - Badshahi Masjid |
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| 100 Rupees |
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| 100 Rupees (1975) - Islamia College Peshawar |
Pak Rupees 500 Currency Note
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| 500 Rupees |
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| 500 Rupees (1986) - State Bank Building Karachi |
Pak Rupees 1000 Currency Note
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| 1000 Rupees (1987) - Tomb of Shah Jehangir |
Now new notes of Rs.10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000 and 5000 are in circulation while there are coins of Rs.1, 2 and 5.
