The symbol is a cross between the Roman letter R and its Hindi equivalent, and was designed by a teacher at the Indian Institute of Technology.
A panel of artists, officials and bankers picked the new design.
The Indian government hopes it will soon be as recognisable as the dollar, the pound or the euro.
Correspondents say choosing the symbol reflects India's ambition to be seen as a global power.
The winning entry was one of five shortlisted in the public competition announced in March 2009. Designers were given a brief to come up with a symbol that captures the ethos and culture of India.
The Keyboard changes and Unicode font may take time. Now We are presenting a free font for Rupee Symbol
To insert Rupee Symbol just press SHIFT + 6 (Instead of Symbol '^' you will get Indian Rupee Symbol
Please Download the files from http://www.progment.com/inr2.ttf
