Photographs: Jayanta Dey/Reuters.
A day after closing at a record low of 54.50 against the dollar, the rupee on Thursday fell further to 54.60 intra-day as capital outflows continued but suspected RBI intervention cushioned against a steeper fall and it closed at 54.47.
The value of rupee has fallen by over 202.43 per cent since 1990.
Take a look at how the rupee fared against the dollar in the last two decades...
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Rupee vs dollar: From 1990 to 2012
Image: Indian rupee noted in the shape of a kite.Photographs: Reuters.
1990
1 dollar = Rs 18.11
1991
1 dollar = Rs 25.79
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Rupee vs dollar: From 1990 to 2012
Image: A bank employee counts currency notes at a cash counter in Agartala.Photographs: Jayanta Dey/Reuters.
1992
1 dollar = Rs 28.95
1993
1 dollar = Rs 31.44
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Rupee vs dollar: From 1990 to 2012
Image: An employee counts rupee notes at a cash counter inside a bank in Agartala.Photographs: Jayanta Dey/Reuters.
1994
1 dollar = Rs 31.39
1995
1 dollar = Rs 34.92
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Rupee vs dollar: From 1990 to 2012
Image: Students form the symbol of the rupee.Photographs: Reuters.
1996
1 dollar = Rs 35.83
1997
1 dollar = Rs 39.15
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Rupee vs dollar: From 1990 to 2012
Image: Reserve Bank headquarters in Mumbai.Photographs: Reuters.
1998
1 dollar = Rs 42.58
1999
1 dollar = Rs 43.45
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Rupee vs dollar: From 1990 to 2012
Image: A man uses an electronic machine to check an Indian currency note at a money exchange shop in Siliguri.Photographs: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters.
2000
1 dollar = Rs 46.88
2001
1 dollar = Rs 47.93
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Rupee vs dollar: From 1990 to 2012
Image: Note issued by the Bank of Bombay.2002
1 dollar = Rs 48.23
2003
1 dollar = Rs 45.66
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Rupee vs dollar: From 1990 to 2012
Image: Indian rupee notes.Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters.
2004
1 dollar = Rs 44.00
2005
1 dollar = Rs 46.11
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Rupee vs dollar: From 1990 to 2012
Image: Indian rupee notes.Photographs: Mukesh Gupta/Reuters.
2006
1 dollar = Rs 44.49
2007
1 dollar = Rs 39.33
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Rupee vs dollar: From 1990 to 2012
Image: Rupee notes.2008
1 dollar = Rs 49.82
2009
1 dollar = Rs 46.29
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Rupee vs dollar: From 1990 to 2012
Image: Dollar notes.Photographs: Reuters.
2010
1 dollar = Rs 45.09
2011
1 dollar = Rs 51.10
2012
1 dollar = Rs 54.47
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