Rupee

Games	All games except The Adventure of Link and Four Swords Adventures
Uses	Currency
Related	Rupee Ore; Rupoor

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Rupees are the main unit of currency in The Legend of Zelda universe. They are used in Hyrule, Koholint Island, Termina, Labrynna, Holodrum, the Great Sea, the World of the Ocean King, New Hyrule, Skyloft, Lorule, and Hytopia.

Locations and Uses

Rupees can be found virtually anywhere. They are most commonly found in treasure chests and by breaking pots, cutting grass, or defeating enemies. They are sometimes given by people for helping them out. They can be used to buy items, foods and other goods in shops and other places.

Due to their use by Great Fairies in some of the games (like Breath of the Wild), it is assumed that Rupees may have magical properties aside from their monetary use, though these are seldom explored in said games. Despite their monetary use, Rupees are not minted coins, but rather, gems.

Values

With the exceptions of The Adventure of Link and Four Swords Adventures, Rupees appear in every Zelda game to date. Rupees' values are generally denoted by their color, but also can vary by size as well.

Game	Rupee Value
Game	Green	Blue	Red	Purple	Orange	Silver	Gold	Other
The Legend of Zelda		5			1
A Link to the Past	1	5	20
BS The Legend of Zelda		5			1
Ocarina of Time	1	5	20	50		5^{[Note 1]}	200
Link's Awakening DX	5^{[Note 2]}	1	30
Majora's Mask	1	5	20	50	200	100
Oracle Series	1, 5, 10, or 20 1 (small)	20 or 30 5 (small) 100 (big)	5 10 (small) 200 (big)		1, 5, or 20
Four Swords	1 50 (big)	5 100 (big)	20 200 (big)					Rupoor (black)^{[Note 3]} Rupee Shards^{[Note 4]}
The Wind Waker	1	5	20	50	100	200		Yellow Rupee — 10 Rupees
The Minish Cap	1 50 (big)	5 100 (big)	20 200 (big)
Twilight Princess	1	5	20	50	100	200		Yellow Rupee — 10 Rupees
Phantom Hourglass	1 100 (big)	5	20 200 (big)				300 (big)	Small Rupoor — -10 Rupees Big Rupoor — -50 Rupees
Spirit Tracks	1 100 (big)	5	20 200 (big)				300 (big)
Skyward Sword	1	5	20			100	300	Rupoor — -10 Rupees
A Link Between Worlds	1	5	20	50		100	300
Breath of the Wild^{[Note 5]}	1	5	20	50		100	300
Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)	1	5	20	50		100	300
Tears of the Kingdom^{[Note 5]}	1	5	20	50		100	300

↑ Found in certain rooms for puzzles.
↑ Only found in the Color Dungeon.
↑ Removes a random amount of Rupees from the team's wallet.
↑ Worthless by themselves; four Rupee Shards make a gem worth 500 Rupees.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 No in-game limits to the amount of Rupees Link can gain

Trivia

"Rupees" is also the name of the respective currencies used in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Maldives (i.e. Indian rupees, Sri Lankan rupees, etc.).
In the original The Legend of Zelda, 'Rupee' was spelled Rupy and Rupies for plural.^[1]^[2]
It has been mentioned by fans that in some of the game installments, due to their vague economic and monetary definition, and mainly their magical inflation (as they literally sprout out of the ground), Rupees are not a sustainable form of currency.

Gallery

Orange Rupee official artwork from The Legend of Zelda
Orange Rupee artwork from Million Publications The Legend of Zelda Strategy Guide
Orange Rupee sprite from The Legend of Zelda
Blue Rupee official artwork from The Legend of Zelda
Blue Rupee artwork from Million Publications The Legend of Zelda Strategy Guide
Blue Rupee sprite from The Legend of Zelda
Green Rupee sprite from A Link to the Past
Blue Rupee sprite from A Link to the Past
Red Rupee sprite from A Link to the Past
Rupee sprite from Link's Awakening DX
Orange Rupee sprite from BS The Legend of Zelda
Blue Rupee sprite from BS The Legend of Zelda
Small Green Rupee sprite from Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages
Small Red Rupee sprite from Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages
Yellow Rupee model from The Wind Waker
Green Rupee icon from Twilight Princess
Silver Rupee icon from Twilight Princess HD
Rupee Miiverse Stamp from Twilight Princess HD
Green Rupee from Spirit Tracks
Blue Rupee from Spirit Tracks
Red Rupee from Spirit Tracks
Big Green Rupee model from Spirit Tracks
Big Red Rupee model from Spirit Tracks
Big Gold Rupee model from Spirit Tracks
Rupee artwork from Skyward Sword
Blue Rupee artwork from Skyward Sword
Red Rupee artwork from Skyward Sword
Silver Rupee artwork from Skyward Sword
Gold Rupee artwork from Skyward Sword
Green Rupee from Breath of the Wild
Blue Rupee from Breath of the Wild
Red Rupee from Breath of the Wild
Purple Rupee from Breath of the Wild
Silver Rupee from Breath of the Wild
Gold Rupee from Breath of the Wild
Orange Rupee artwork from Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland
Rupee from Hyrule Circuit in Mario Kart 8

References

↑ "RUPY" — N/A, The Legend of Zelda.
↑ "5 RUPIES" — N/A, The Legend of Zelda.

[OOTSilver-1] Found in certain rooms for puzzles.

[LADX-2] Only found in the Color Dungeon.

[4SRupoor-3] Removes a random amount of Rupees from the team's wallet.

[4SShard-4] Worthless by themselves; four Rupee Shards make a gem worth 500 Rupees.

[Limitless-5] 5.0 ^5.1 No in-game limits to the amount of Rupees Link can gain

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Equipment	Sword White Sword Magical Sword Wooden Shield Magical Shield Boomerang Magical Boomerang Bomb Bow Arrow Silver Arrow Candle Recorder Food Letter Life Potion 2nd Potion Magical Rod
Inventory	Raft Book of Magic Blue Ring Red Ring Stepladder Magical Key Power Bracelet
Dungeon	Compass Dungeon Map Small Key Triforce Fragment
Miscellaneous	Recovery Heart Heart Container Clock Rupee

Equipment	Sword Koholint Sword Shield Mirror Shield Bomb Boomerang Bow Fairy Bottle Hookshot Magic Powder Magic Rod Ocarina Pegasus Boots Power Bracelet L-1 Power Bracelet L-2 Roc's Feather Deluxe Shovel
Inventory	Chamber Stone Flippers Golden Leaf Piece of Heart Secret Medicine Secret Seashell Sleepy Toadstool Green Tunic Red Mail Blue Mail Seashell Sensor
Eight Instruments of the Sirens	Full Moon Cello Conch Horn Sea Lily's Bell Surf Harp Wind Marimba Coral Triangle Organ of Evening Calm Thunder Drum
Dungeon	Compass Dungeon Map Small Key Nightmare Key Stone Slab Fragment Stone Beak Heart Container
Keys	Tail Key Slime Key Angler Key Face Key Bird Key
Pick-Up	Apple Arrow Guardian Acorn Piece of Power Recovery Heart Rupee
Trading Sequence	Yoshi Doll Ribbon Dog Food Bananas Stick Honeycomb Pineapple Hibiscus Letter Broom Fishing Hook Mermaid's Necklace Mermaid's Scale Magnifying Lens
Chamber Dungeons	Chamber +Bombs Effect +Hearts Effect +Monsters Effect +Wallmasters Effect +Rupees Effect +Shadow Link Effect

C-Button Items	Deku Stick Deku Nut Fairy Slingshot Bomb Bombchu Boomerang Fairy Ocarina Ocarina of Time Magic Bean Fairy Bow Fire Arrow Ice Arrow Light Arrow Hookshot Longshot Megaton Hammer Lens of Truth Din's Fire Farore's Wind Nayru's Love
Equipment	Kokiri Sword Master Sword Giant's Knife Biggoron's Sword Deku Shield Hylian Shield Mirror Shield Kokiri Tunic Goron Tunic Zora Tunic Kokiri Boots Iron Boots Hover Boots
Inventory	Deku Seeds Bullet Bag Quiver Goron's Bracelet Silver Gauntlets Golden Gauntlets Bomb Bag Silver Scale Golden Scale Adult's Wallet Giant's Wallet Gerudo Token Stone of Agony Shard of Agony
Bottle Items	Bottle Ruto's Letter Lon Lon Milk Red Potion Green Potion Blue Potion Fairy Blue Fire Fish Bug Poe Spirit Big Poe Spirit
Pick-Up	Piece of Heart Recovery Heart Magic Jar Deku Seed Arrow Bomb Rupee Gold Skulltula Token
Dungeon	Dungeon Map Compass Small Key Boss Key Heart Container
Masks	Keaton Mask Skull Mask Spooky Mask Bunny Hood Mask of Truth Goron Mask Zora Mask Gerudo Mask
Trading Sequence	Pocket Egg Pocket Cucco Cojiro Odd Mushroom Odd Potion Poacher's Saw Broken Goron's Sword Prescription Eyeball Frog World's Finest Eye Drops Claim Check
Quest Items	Kokiri's Emerald Goron's Ruby Zora's Sapphire Light Medallion Forest Medallion Fire Medallion Water Medallion Shadow Medallion Spirit Medallion Weird Egg Zelda's Letter

Equipment	Kokiri Sword Razor Sword Gilded Sword Hero's Shield Mirror Shield Quiver Large Quiver Largest Quiver Bomb Bag Big Bomb Bag Biggest Bomb Bag Wallet Adult Wallet Giant Wallet Odolwa's Remains Goht's Remains Gyorg's Remains Twinmold's Remains Bombers' Notebook
Items	Masks Ocarina of Time Hero's Bow Fire Arrow Ice Arrow Light Arrow Bomb Bombchu Deku Stick Deku Nut Magic Bean Powder Keg Pictograph Box Lens of Truth Hookshot Great Fairy's Sword Bottle
Ammo/Recovery	Recovery Heart Magic Jar Arrow
Dungeon	Dungeon Map Compass Small Key Boss Key
Quest	Moon's Tear Land Title Deed Swamp Title Deed Mountain Title Deed Ocean Title Deed Room Key Letter to Kafei Pendant of Memories Letter to Mama

Inventory	Wooden Sword Noble Sword Master Sword Wooden Shield Iron Shield Mirror Shield Boomerang Magical Boomerang Roc's Feather Roc's Cape Slingshot Hyper Slingshot Seed Satchel Ember Seed Scent Seed Pegasus Seed Gale Seed Mystery Seed Rod of Seasons Bomb Shovel Power Bracelet Strange Flute Dimitri's Flute Moosh's Flute Ricky's Flute Magnetic Gloves Fool's Ore Biggoron's Sword Bombchu
Collection	Zora's Flippers Magic Potion Huge Maku Seed Gasha Seed Gasha Nut Ribbon Spring Banana Ricky's Gloves Member's Card Master's Plaque Gnarled Key Floodgate Key Dragon Key Pirate's Bell Treasure Map Jewels Ore Chunk Star-Shaped Ore Red Ore Blue Ore Hard Ore Ring Box Magical Ring
Essences of Nature	Fertile Soil Gift of Time Bright Sun Soothing Rain Nurturing Warmth Blowing Wind Seed of Life Changing Seasons
Trading Sequence	Cuccodex Lon Lon Egg Ghastly Doll Iron Pot Lava Soup Goron Vase Fish Megaphone Mushroom Wooden Bird Engine Grease Phonograph
Pick-Up	Piece of Heart Recovery Heart Fairy Rupee
Dungeon	Dungeon Map Compass Small Key Boss Key Heart Container

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