Bangladeshi taka
টাকা (Bengali) | |
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ISO 4217 | |
Code | BDT (numeric: 050) |
Subunit | 0.01 |
Unit | |
Symbol | ৳ |
Denominations | |
Subunit | |
1/100 | poysha (defunct) |
Symbol | |
poysha | p |
Banknotes | |
Freq. used | ৳2, ৳5, ৳10, ৳20, ৳50, ৳100, ৳200, ৳500 and ৳1000 |
Rarely used | ৳1 |
Coins | |
Freq. used | ৳5 |
Rarely used | ৳1, ৳2 |
Demographics | |
User(s) | ![]() |
Issuance | |
Central bank | Bangladesh Bank |
Printer | The Security Printing Corporation Bangladesh Ltd. |
Website | www |
Mint | The Security Printing Corporation Bangladesh Ltd. |
Valuation | |
Inflation | 5.26% |
Source | BBS, May 2021[1] |
The Bangladeshi taka (Bengali: টাকা, sign: ৳, code: BDT, short form: Tk) is the currency of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. In Unicode, it is encoded at U+09F3 ৳ BENGALI RUPEE SIGN.
Issuance of bank notes ৳10 and larger is controlled by Bangladesh Bank, while the ৳2 and ৳5 banknotes are the responsibility of the ministry of finance of the government of Bangladesh The banknotes of Tk. 2 and Tk.5 have mostly ben replaced by coins while lower denomination coins [including all poysha coins] upto Tk. 1 have almost gone out of circulation due to inflation.. The most commonly used symbol for the taka is "৳" and "Tk", used on receipts while purchasing goods and services. It was formerly divided into 100 poysha, but poysha coins are no longer in circulation.
Etymology
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According to The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language and Banglapedia, the word taka came from the Sanskrit word tankah.[2][3] The word taka in Bangla is also commonly used generically to mean any money, currency, or notes. Thus, colloquially, a person speaking in Bangla may use "taka" to refer to money regardless of what currency it is denominated in. This is also common in the Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura, where the official name of the Indian rupees is "taka" as well. In other eastern Indian languages with the influence of Prakrit in Bihar it is "taka" in Maithili and Magadhi languages, in Assam it is টকা tôka and it is ଟଙ୍କା taṅkā in Odisha.
History
1947–71
After the Partition of Bengal in 1947, East Bengal became the eastern wing of Pakistan and was renamed to East Pakistan in 1956. The Pakistani rupee also bore the word taka on official notes and coins. Bangla was one of the two national languages of the Pakistan union between 1956 and 1971 (the other being Urdu). The Bangladeshi taka came into existence since 1972, a year after the independence of the eastern wing of the union, as the independent nation of Bangladesh.
Prior to the Liberation war in 1971, banknotes of the State Bank of Pakistan circulated throughout Bangladesh, and continued to be used in Bangladesh even after independence for only about three months until the official introduction of the taka on 4 March 1972. During the war, it was an unofficial practice of some Bengali nationalists to protest Pakistani rule by stamping banknotes with "বাংলা দেশ" and "BANGLA DESH" as two words in either Bangla or English. These locally produced stamps are known to exist in several varieties, as are forgeries. On 8 June 1971, the Pakistani government declared that all banknotes bearing such stamps ceased to be legal tender. Furthermore, to prevent looted high-denomination notes from disrupting the Pakistani economy, the government also withdrew the legal tender status of all 100- and 500-rupee notes.[4]
Some foreign publications mention that there were rubber stamp "BANGLA DESH" overprints on different denominations of Pakistani bank notes during the a.m. period[clarification needed]. Pakistani postage stamps were rubber-stamped and used all over Bangladesh until 30 March 1973, but Bangladesh Bank or the Ministry of Finance never issued an order to overprint or rubber-stamp Pakistani currency.[5]
Since 1972
The taka was introduced in Bangladesh in 1972, replacing the Pakistani rupee at par.
Treasury banknotes
- The first treasury notes in 1972 for ৳1 and notes of the Bangladesh Bank for ৳5, ৳10 and ৳100.
- In 1977, banknotes for ৳50 were introduced, followed by ৳500 in 1979 and ৳20 in 1982.
- ৳1 treasury notes were issued until 1992, with ৳2 treasury notes introduced in 1989.
- ৳1000 banknotes were introduced in 2008.
- ৳5 banknotes, previously issued by Bangladesh Bank, are now issued by the Government of Bangladesh. These have mostly been replaced by coins since the early 2000s.
Banknotes and issues
In 2000, the government issued polymer ৳10 notes as an experiment (similar to the Australian dollar). They proved unpopular, however, and were withdrawn later. At present, the ৳1 and ৳5 notes have mostly been replaced with coins, and in 2008, the government issued ৳1,000 notes.
In 2011, Bangladesh Bank began issuing a new series of banknotes denominated in ৳2, ৳5, ৳100, ৳500, and ৳1000. All are dated 2011 and feature a portrait and watermark of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, along the National Martyr's Monument in Savar at center front.[6]
From 2011, the Bangladesh Bank introduced new notes denominated in ৳10, ৳20, and ৳50 on 7 March 2012. The notes bear the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the National Martyr's Monument in Savar on the front. On the back of the notes, the ৳10 will picture the Baitul Mukarram mosque, the ৳20 pictures the Shat Gombuj mosque in Bagherat, and the ৳50 notes feature Shilpacharjo Zainul Abedin's famous painting "Ploughing."[7]
On March 7 of 2019, Bangladesh Bank released new ৳100 notes, which had the same design as 2011 Version, but had better security, a stronger Blue and were made of a different material.
On December 15 of 2019, Bangladesh Bank issued new ৳50 banknotes, with the same design as the 2011 version, but had a different colour (orange, brown and fluorescent yellow-green), and a slightly different design in some parts.
On March 17 of 2020, Bangladesh Bank introduced new ৳200 notes. They bear a portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on both sides and a landscape picture of a village, river and boats.
Commemorative banknotes
In 2011, Bangladesh Bank also introduced a ৳40 note to commemorate the "40th Victory Anniversary of Bangladesh". The commemorative note features a portrait of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the National Martyr's Monument in Savar on front, and six armed men on back. Curiously, this note has an electrotype 10 in the watermark, indicating it was likely printed on extra ৳10 banknote paper.[8]
On 15 February 2012, Bangladesh Bank has introduced a ৳60 note to commemorate "60 years of National Movement". The commemorative note measures 130 by 60 millimetres (5.1 in × 2.4 in) and features the Shaeed Minar (Martyrs' monument) in Dhaka and five men on the back. Like the ৳40 commemorative note, this note has an electrotype 50 in the watermark. It was likely printed on extra ৳50 banknote paper.[9]
On 26 January 2013, Bangladesh Bank issued a ৳25 note to commemorate the 25th anniversary (silver jubilee) of the Security Printing Corporation (Bangladesh) Ltd. On the front is the National Martyr's Monument in Savar, the designs of the previous series of the Bangladeshi taka notes and its postage stamps, three spotted deer and the magpie robin (doyel) bird. On the reverse is the headquarters of the Security Printing Corporation. Curiously, this note has an electrotype 10 in the watermark, indicating it was likely printed on extra ৳10 banknote paper.[10]
On 8 July 2013, Bangladesh Bank issued a ৳100 note to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Bangladesh National Museum. The commemorative note features an 18th-century terracotta plaque of a horseman on the front and the Bangladesh National Museum on the back.[11]
Coins
In 1973, coins were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 25 and 50 poysha. 1 poysha coins followed in 1974, with ৳1 coins introduced in 1975. The 1, 5 and 10 poysha were struck in aluminium, with the 25 and 50 poysha struck in steel and the ৳1 in copper-nickel. The 5 poysha were square with rounded corners, and the 10 poysha were scalloped. Steel ৳5 were introduced in 1994, and a steel ৳2 coin followed in 2004.
1 and 5 poysha coins are rarely found in circulation. The same is the case with the 10, 25, and 50 poysha coins as they have lost value due to inflation over the years. Only the ৳1, ৳2 and ৳5 are regularly found in circulation. But and odd thing is that coins are not issued every year like in most other countries. Th3 last coins [৳1, ৳2 and ৳5] were issued way back in 2013, that is 8 years ago.
1973 Series | ||||
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Value | Composition | Description | first mint | |
Reverse | Obverse | |||
5 poysha | Aluminium | National emblem | 1973 | |
10 poysha | ||||
25 poysha | Steel | Rohu | ||
50 poysha | ||||
1974 Series (FAO) | ||||
1 poysha | Aluminium | National emblem | Ornamental design, floral patterns | 1974 |
5 poysha | ||||
10 poysha | ||||
25 poysha | Steel | |||
৳ | Various | Four human figures, slogan "Planned family – Food for All" | 1975 | |
1977 Series (FAO) | ||||
5 poysha | Aluminium | National emblem | Plough, Industrial wheel | 1977 |
10 poysha | A man and a woman seated on 2 back steeds facing each other | |||
25 poysha | Steel | Royal Bengal tiger | ||
50 poysha | Hilsha fish, chicken, pineapple, banana | |||
Newer Issues | ||||
50 poysha | Steel | National emblem | Hilsha fish, chicken, pineapple, banana | 2001 |
৳1 | Four human figures, slogan "Planned family – Food for All" | 1992 | ||
৳1 | Four human figures, slogan "Planned family – Food for All" (Golden Version) |
1996 | ||
৳1 | Four human figures, slogan "Planned family – Food for All" | 2003 | ||
৳1 | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | 2010 | ||
৳2 | Steel | National emblem | Education for All | 2004 |
৳2 | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | 2010 | ||
৳5 | Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge | 1994 | ||
৳5 | Steel | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | Bangladesh Bank logo | 2012 |
Banknotes
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- First Series
- Bangladesh introduced its first banknotes on 4 March 1972. At first 1 taka and 100 taka banknotes were introduced. Later 10 and 5 taka notes were added. This first issued series is commonly known as "Map Series". These banknotes are considered as emergency issue banknotes to replace the Pakistan Rupee Banknotes both with an without rubber stamp overprints.[12]
Map Series (1972) | |||||||
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Image | Value | Description | Period | ||||
Obverse | Reverse | Obverse | Reverse | ||||
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৳1 | Map of Bangladesh | Guilloche patterns and numeric 1 writing in Bengali ("১") on center | March 4, 1972-30 March 1974 | ||
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৳5 | Map of Bangladesh and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | Guilloche patterns and numeric 5 writing in Bengali and English | 2 June 1972 – 1 April 1973 | ||
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৳10 | Guilloche patterns and numeric 10 writing in Bengali and English | May 2, 1972-1 April 1973 | |||
৳100 | Guilloche patterns and numeric 100 writing in Bengali on and English | March 4, 1972-1 April 1973 |
- Second Series
- After issuing first banknotes there were many conspiracy theories, counterfeiting problems and rumours, so the government issued the second series. These second series banknotes were printed by Thomas De La Rue of England. First issued banknotes were subsequently withdrawn from circulation by 30 April 1974 after having ceased to hold legal tender status from 30 March 1974.[13]
Thomas De La Rue Series (1972) | |||||||
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Image | Value | Main Color | Description | First Issue | |||
Obverse | Reverse | Obverse | Reverse | ||||
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৳1 | Dark purple, light purple and khaki | Hand holding paddy rice | State Emblem of Bangladesh | 2 March 1973 | |
৳5 | Red | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | Shapla flowers | 1 September 1972 | |||
৳10 | Green | Rural landscape of riverine Bangladesh | 2 June 1972 | ||||
৳100 | Gray | Riverscape of rural Bangladesh | 1 September 1972 |
- Third Series
- Bangladesh Government signed agreements with Thomas De La Rue and Bradbury Wilkinson at the same time. Both of them printed same denominations with different design almost at the same time. As a result, two different series were circulating at the same time.[13]
Bradbury Wilkinson Series (1972) | |||||||
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Image | Value | Main Color | Description | First Issue | |||
Obverse | Reverse | Obverse | Reverse | ||||
৳1 | Dark purple, light purple and khaki | Woman pounding grain | Hand holding paddy rice, and the State Emblem of Bangladesh | 18 December 1973 | |||
৳5 | Red | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | Factories by a river | 15 September 1972 | |||
৳10 | Green | Rural scene | 15 October 1973 |
- Fourth Series
- During 1976 a completely new series of notes was introduced, with the exception of the 1-taka note, which was released as the second variety of the third issue during 1976. The notes of this issue are notable for the absence of the portrait of Sheikh Mujib, whose portrait had dominated all issues of the Bangladesh Bank until this issue. Instead of the familiar portrait, each note has an illustration of the Star Mosque on its front. 50 and 500 taka denomination was added in this series. 5,10,50 and 100 taka denominations were printed by Thomas De La Rue. 500 taka notes were printed by Giesecke and Devrient of Germany.[14]
Star Mosque Series (1976) | |||||||
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Image | Value | Main Color | Description | First Issue | |||
Obverse | Reverse | Obverse | Reverse | ||||
৳5 | Brown | Star Mosque | Factories by a river | 11 October 1976 | |||
৳10 | Purple | Rice harvest | 11 October 1976 | ||||
৳50 | Orange | Tea garden | 1 March 1976 | ||||
৳100 | Orange and blue | River scene | 1 March 1976 | ||||
৳500 | Blue, Purple and Black | Supreme Court of Bangladesh | 15 December 1976 |
- Fifth Series
- The fifth issue of banknotes was introduced over a two-year period from December 1977 to September 1979. The notes of this issue are very similar to those of the fourth issue; except the ‘Star Mosque’ was replaced on most notes by a new vignette and the colours of the notes are a little darker. There was no 500-taka note released in this issue, but a new denomination note of 20 taka was introduced on 20 August 1979, being the last note of this issue prepared by the Bangladesh Bank.[15]
Fifth Series (1977) | |||||||
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Image | Value | Main Color | Description | First Issue | |||
Obverse | Reverse | Obverse | Reverse | ||||
৳1 | Orange and Yellow | The State Emblem of Bangladesh | Three spotted deer | 3 September 1979 | |||
৳5 | Brown | Mihrab of the Kusumba Mosque | Factories by a river | 2 May 1978 | |||
৳10 | Purple | Atia Mosque | Rice harvest | 3 August 1978 | |||
৳20 | Green | Choto Sona Mosque | Jute washing | 20 August 1979 | |||
৳50 | Orange | Sat Gambuj Mosque | Tea garden | 4 June 1979 | |||
৳100 | Blue and brown | Star Mosque | Southern gate of Lalbagh Fort | 15 December 1977 |
- Sixth Series
- During the 1980s few different designs of taka notes were introduced, but most of the designs were the same. A new denomination of taka 2 note was also introduced. 10 and 50 takas were redesigned. Other denominations were the same as the previous series.
1980s Banknotes | |||||||
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Image | Value | Main Color | Description | First Issue | |||
Obverse | Reverse | Obverse | Reverse | ||||
৳2 | Salmon Pink and Green | Shaheed Minar | National Bird Doyel | 29 December 1988 | |||
৳10 | Copper | Atia Mosque | Spillway of Kaptai Dam | 3 September 1982 | |||
৳50 | Red | National Martyrs' Memorial | Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban | 24 August 1987 |
- Seventh Series
- During the 90s newly designed banknotes of 10,50 and 500 taka were printed. 10 taka note had a portrait of Bangabandhu.
90s Series | |||||||
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Image | Value | Main Color | Description | First Issue | |||
Obverse | Reverse | Obverse | Reverse | ||||
৳10 | Green and Brown | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and | Lalbagh Fort Mosque | 11 December 1997 | |||
৳50 | Orange | Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban | Bagha Mosque | 22 August 1988 | |||
৳500 | Blue and Orange | National Martyrs' Memorial | Supreme Court of Bangladesh | 2 July 1998 |
- Eighth Series
- This series was printed between 2000 and 2001. A polymer banknote of denomination 10 was added, but later withdrawn due to lack of popularity. Paper notes of denomination 100 and 500 were printed with new designs. A portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was added on each new note replacing the National Martyrs’ Memorial Monument.
Bangabandhu Series (2000) | |||||||
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Image | Value | Main Color | Description | First Issue | |||
Obverse | Reverse | Obverse | Reverse | ||||
৳10 | Pink | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Baitul Mukarram National Mosque | Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban | 2000 | |||
৳100 | Blue | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman an Sixty Dome Mosque | Jamuna Bridge | 15 March 2001 | |||
৳500 | Cream and Pink | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Sat Gambuj Mosque | Supreme Court of Bangladesh | 10 August 2000 |
- Ninth Series
- After a change in government new series of banknotes were introduced in 2002–2003. The portrait of Bangabandhu was absent in this series.
Ninth Series | |||||||
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Image | Value | Main Color | Description | First Issue | |||
Obverse | Reverse | Obverse | Reverse | ||||
৳10 | Pink | National emblem and Baitul Mukarram National Mosque | Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban | 7 January 2002 | |||
৳20 | Green | Choto Sona Mosque | Washing jute | 13 July 2002 | |||
৳50 | Yellow and Copper | Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban | Bagha Mosque | 12 MAY, 2003 | |||
৳100 | Blue | National Martyrs' Memorial and Sixty Dome Mosque | Jamuna Bridge | 5 June 2002 | |||
৳500 | Cream and Pink | National Martyrs' Memorial and Sat Gambuj Mosque | Supreme Court of Bangladesh | 17 July 2002 |
- Latest Issue of Each Banknote
The Bangladesh Bank has issued a new series of banknotes, phasing out the older designs for new, more secure ones. All banknotes other than the 1 taka feature a portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the obverse along with the watermark of the National Martyrs’ Memorial.[16]
Bangabandhu Series (Latest Issue)[17] | |||||||
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Image | Value | Dimensions | Main Color | Description | Period | ||
Obverse | Reverse | Obverse | Reverse | ||||
৳2 | 100 × 65 mm | Green and Salmon Pink | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
Shaheed Minar, Dhaka | 9 August 2011 – present | ||
৳5 | 110 × 65 mm | Purple | Kusumba Mosque | 5 January 2017 – present | |||
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৳10 | 115 × 65 mm | Pink | Baitul Mukarram | 7 March 2012 – present | |
File:20 Bangladeshi taka rev 2011.jpg | ৳20 | 120 × 65 mm | Yellow and Green | Sixty Dome Mosque | 7 March 2012 – present | ||
৳50 | 131 × 65 mm | Orange and Yellow | Zainul Abedin's painting "Ploughing" | 15 December 2019 – present | |||
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৳100 | 139 × 65 mm | Blue | Star Mosque | 9 August 2011 – present | ||
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৳200 | 139 × 65 mm | Yellow and red | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Agriculture in Bangladesh | 17 March 2020 – present | |
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৳500 | 147 × 65 mm | Rich Deep Green and Blue | Agriculture in Bangladesh | 9 August 2011 – present | ||
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৳1000 | 155 × 65 mm | Purple and Brown | Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban | 9 August 2011 – present |
- Commemorative Banknotes
The folder of the banknote for the 40th anniversary of the independence of Bangladesh had a spelling error of the name of the country. It was inserted as Bangldesh instead of Bangladesh.[19]
Commemorative banknotes of the Bangladeshi taka | ||||||||
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Value | Dimensions | Main colors | Description | Year of issue | Date of first issue | Print volume | Watermark | |
Obverse | Reverse | |||||||
৳10 | Violet on multicolor underprint | Atiya Jam-e Mosque in Tangali | Spillway of Kaptai Dam | 1996 | Modified tiger head; overprint on obverse watermark area: "VICTORY DAY SILVER JUBILEE'96" | |||
৳40 | 122 x 60 mm | Dark red, orange, and green | Bangabandhu; National monument (Savar) | Soldiers | 2011 | 21 December 2011 | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, electrotype 10 denomination and bank logo | |
৳60 | 130 x 60 mm | Yellow, brown, violet, orange, and blue | Shaheed Minar monument | Veterans of the "Language Movement", first Shaheed Minar monument (1952) | 2012 | 15 February 2012 | 20,000
(5000 in folders) |
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on pixelated background, electrotype bank logo and 50 |
৳25 | 123 x 60 mm | Blue, purple and red | National Martyr's Monument in Savar, Bangladeshi taka banknotes and postage stamps, three spotted deer, magpie robin (doyel) bird | Headquarters of the Security Printing Corporation | 2013 | 26 January 2013 | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, electrotype 10 denomination and bank logo | |
৳100 | 140 x 62 mm | Blue and red | 18th-century terra-cotta plaque of a horseman | Bangladesh National Museum | 2013 | 9 July 2013 | 100,000
(11,000 in folders) |
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on a pixelated background, electrotype 100 denomination and bank logo |
৳70 | 140 x 62 mm | Purple, orange and green | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman; map of Bangladesh; National Martyrs’ Monument in Savar; Betbunia Satellite Center | Bangabandhu-1 Satellite in orbit above earth; Padma Bridge; Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina; bank logo | 2018 | 22 March 2018 | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on a pixelated background, electrotype 100 denomination and bank logo | |
৳100 | 140 x 62 mm | Red, orange and yellow | Portrait of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Signature of Bangabandhu. | Picture of the Sundarbans mangrove forest with The Royal Bengal Tiger and the riverbank view | 2020 | 18 March 2020[20] | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on a pixelated background, electrotype 100 denomination and bank logo | |
৳50 | Purple, light yellow and green | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman; National Martyrs’ Monument in Savar; logo for the Golden Jubilee of Independence | Freedom Fighters of the Liberation Army | 2021 | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on a pixelated background, electrotype 50 and bank logo |
Exchange rates
Historic exchange rates
Upon Bangladesh's independence, the value of the Bangladeshi taka was set between ৳7.5 and ৳8.0 to US$1. Except for fiscal year 1978, the taka's value relative to the US dollar declined every year from 1971 through the end of 1987. To help offset this phenomenon, Bangladesh first used the compensatory financing facility of the International Monetary Fund in fiscal year 1974. Despite the increasing need for assistance, the Mujib government was initially unwilling to meet the IMF's conditions on monetary and fiscal policy. By fiscal year 1975, however, the government revised its stance, declaring a devaluation of the taka by 56 percent and agreeing to establishing the Bangladesh Aid Group by the World Bank.[21]
Between 1980 and 1983, the taka sustained a decline of some 50 percent because of a deterioration in Bangladesh's balance of payments.[21] Between 1985 and 1987, the taka was adjusted in frequent incremental steps, stabilising again around 12 percent lower in real terms against the US dollar, but at the same time narrowing the difference between the official rate and the preferential secondary rate from 15 percent to 7.5 percent.[21] Accompanying this structural adjustment was an expansion in trade conducted at the secondary rate, to 53 percent of total exports and 28 percent of total imports.[21] In mid-1987, the official rate was relatively stable, approaching less than ৳31 to US$1.[21] In January 2011, US$1 was equivalent to approximately ৳72,[22] as of 21 April 2012, US$1 was worth close to ৳82, and as of 9 September 2015 US$1 valued ৳77.
Currency | ISO code | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 1996 | 2000 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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U.S. dollar | USD | 7.86 | 18.31 | 36.75 | 40.8 | 50.82 | 53.84 | 58.11 | 67.29 | 67.34 | 67.40 | 68.11 | 69.84 | 81.64 | 78.31 | 76.45 | 78.85 |
Japanese yen | JPY | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.27 | 0.38 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.62 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.84 | 1.06 | 0.88 | 0.73 | 0.64 |
Soviet ruble (till 1993) Russian ruble (1993 – present) |
SUR RUB |
14.93 | 29.00 | 55.12 | 8.16 | 1.85 | 1.91 | 2.17 | 2.62 | 2.79 | 2.14 | 2.31 | 2.35 | 2.66 | 2.63 | 2.29 | 1.20 |
Euro | EUR | - | - | - | - | 51.48 | 50.57 | 76.37 | 87.45 | 98.99 | 90.01 | 97.28 | 93.26 | 105.26 | 103.98 | 104.22 | 89.26 |
Pound sterling | GBP | 18.92 | 44.02 | 71.01 | 62.48 | 83.23 | 79.59 | 109.35 | 131.74 | 132.6 | 97.66 | 110.01 | 110.04 | 126.57 | 125.19 | 125.90 | 116.13 |
Swiss franc | CHF | 1.8 | 10.08 | 28.89 | 34.63 | 31.97 | 33.07 | 49.38 | 53.73 | 60.99 | 60.23 | 65.87 | 73.1 | 86.91 | 84.7 | 84.66 | 81.26 |
Hong Kong dollar | HKD | 1.31 | 3.53 | 4.68 | 5.28 | 6.53 | 6.9 | 7.45 | 8.62 | 8.62 | 8.69 | 8.77 | 8.97 | 10.51 | 10.1 | 9.85 | 9.86 |
Malaysian ringgit | MYR | 2.55 | 8.23 | 13.54 | 15.97 | 13.37 | 14.16 | 15.25 | 19.12 | 20.54 | 18.86 | 20.06 | 22.71 | 26.14 | 25.68 | 23.14 | 21.41 |
Kuwaiti dinar | KWD | 22.09 | 64.51 | 128.73 | 136.25 | 167.01 | 176.05 | 197.82 | 231.69 | 245.83 | 235.31 | 236.52 | 247.62 | 292.46 | 277.6 | 270.16 | 259.66 |
Saudi riyal | SAR | 1.75 | 5.5 | 9.79 | 10.88 | 13.55 | 14.35 | 15.49 | 17.93 | 17.92 | 17.95 | 18.14 | 18.6 | 21.76 | 20.87 | 20.38 | 20.36 |
Emirate dirham | AED | 1.65 | 4.89 | 9.96 | 11.11 | 13.84 | 14.65 | 15.82 | 18.31 | 18.33 | 18.34 | 18.54 | 19.01 | 22.22 | 21.31 | 20.81 | 20.82 |
Current exchange rates
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See also
References
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