Indian rupee to get a special symbol

Indian rupee to get a special symbol

The new currency icon is an amalgam of the character for ''Ra'' in the ancient Devanagari script used in Hindi and the Roman capital ''R'' without the stem.

''The symbol for the rupee would lend a distinctive character and identity to the currency and further highlight the strength and robustness of the Indian economy as also a favoured destination for global investments,'' the government said in a statement.