Rupees One Thousand
The Bank's issues to January 1938 when the first Five Rupee note was
issued bearing the portrait of George VI
Rupees Five - First Note issued by
Reserve Bank of India
This was followed by Rs 10 in February, Rs 100 in March and Rs 1,000
and Rs 10,000 in June 1938.
Rupee One - Hundred
Rupee One - Thousand
In August 1940, the one-rupee note was reintroduced, once again as a
war time measure, as a Government note with the status of a rupee
coin.
Rupee
One Obverse
Rupees One Reverse
Rupees Two
As an added security feature, the security thread was introduced for
the first time in India.
George VI Profile
George VI Frontal
The George VI series continued till 1947 and thereafter as a frozen
series till 1950 when post independence notes were issued.
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