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Bangladeshi taka

Bangladeshi taka: a currency still in use.

Dates in use
Still in use; introduction date not established here
Currency code
BDT
Ancestry branch
Indian rupee

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Bangladeshi taka: documented and qualified family connections PREDECESSORS THIS CURRENCY SUCCESSORS Pakistani rupeePakistani rupee 1972 · DocumentedBangladesh’s taka succeeded the Pakistanirupee at equal unit value. Year precisionDocumented connection · 1972 · Bangladesh’s taka succeeded the Pakistani rupee at equal unit value. Year precision distinguishes the accounting transition from first national banknote issue. Bangladeshi takaBangladeshi taka BDT No successor is established here.

The story

The taka replaced the Pakistani rupee in 1972; regular-circulation coins followed in 1973. [1]

Turning points

Territorial currency replacement

Bangladesh’s taka succeeded the Pakistani rupee at equal unit value. Year precision distinguishes the accounting transition from first national banknote issue. [2]

Sources and evidence

  1. Bangladesh Bank · Coins and Banknotes of Bangladesh, 2013 C506 ↗
  2. Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025 C966 ↗

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“Bangladeshi taka.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v43. https://family-tree-money-atlas.bob123444.chatgpt.site/currency/FTM000287.html

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