Talk:Indian Rupee
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Recently, 202.9.146.106 removed the line In the Indian state of West Bengal, it is known as a Taka.
However, on all modern Indian Rupee notes, it is printed in Assamese and Bengali as Taka, not Rupee. Please see http://www.rbi.org.in/currency/Language%20Panel%20on%20Notes.html from the website of the Reserve Bank of India. It shows a denomination (10 rupees), and its representation in 15 of India's official languages.
Thus I reverted the edit, in the process rewording it to make it more readable and accurate.
In a previous edit , the phrase, "like a buck is used to refer to a US dollar was added", in reference to the mention that Taka is used to refer to the Rupee by Assamese and Bengali speakers in India.
However, this isn't a very valid analogy. Taka is used officially to refer to the Rupee in these languages (look at any Rupee note, which contains a written description of the denomination in each Indian language. For Assamese and Bengali, Taka is written. On the other hand, no legal tender in the US tender is called a "buck"
