B.RAMA RAU

R B I GOVERNOR

 Signatur

E

    1000 RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION

JULY 1st 1947 to 
 JAN 14th 1957

 

  OBVERSE:-
   * SERIAL NUMBER - in two places                         
   * SIZE  - 203 X 127 mm        
       *
DENOMINATION - 1000 in two places, Top left and bottom center

     
  * LEGEND  - Value rupees in Hindi and English & with different issue places

1 Sml Bombay

REVERSE :-                                                                                                     
       * PICTURE  - 
Tanjore Temple with words Tanjore Temple
       * LANGUAGE PANEL - 7 Indian Languages
 
       * WATER MARK - Ashoka Pillar Capital   
       * COLOR - Red,Brown, & multicolor 

Sml Rev 1

NO.

    PREFIX

INSET

REMARK

 

1

A/0

 NIL

 Error Hindi ‘EK HAJAR RUPIA’.Place of issue-‘BOMBAY’  

1slno

 2

A/0  

 NIL

 Error Hindi ‘EK HAJAR RUPIA’.Place of issue-‘CALCUTTA’  

2slno

 3

A/0

 NIL

 Error Hindi ‘EK HAJAR RUPIA’.Place of issue-‘DELHI’  

3slno

4

 A/0

 NIL

 Error Hindi ‘EK HAJAR RUPIA’.Place of issue-‘KANPUR’  

4slno

5

A/1 to H/0

 NIL

 Error Hindi ‘EK HAJAR RUPIA’.Place of issue-‘MADRAS’  

5slno

6

A/1 to H/0

 NIL

Corrected Hindi ‘EK HAZAR RUPAYE’. Place of issue-‘BOMBAY’   

6slno

7

A/1 to H/0

 NIL

 Error Hindi ‘EK HAJAR RUPIA’.Place of issue-‘CALCUTTA’  

7slno

This list was prepared by Dr. Jinadatha

 

B.RAMA RAU

R B I GOVERNOR

C

    10 RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION

 JULY 1st 1947 to 
 JAN 14th 1957

 

  OBVERSE:-
       * SERIAL NUMBER - in two places
 
       * SIZE  & COLOUR - 146 X 83 mm 
& multicolour       
       * DENOMINATION - 10 in three places  
       * LEGEND - Value rupees in Hindi and English    

brr1

REVERSE :-
       * PICTURE - Sailing Dhow
       * LANGUAGE PANEL - 7 Languages                                   
                         
       *
WATER MARK - Ashoka pillar capital   

brrrev1

NO.

PREFIX

INSET

REMARK

 

1

A to D 

NIL 

   Value in English only

2

A to H & J to N & P to S

NIL  

  Value in English and error Hindi 

3

S to W  

NIL 

  Value in English and corrected Hindi  

This list was prepared by Dr. Jinadatha

       B.RAMA RAU

  

        R B I GOVERNOR

B R R  Signatur

D

  100   RUPEES                               DESCRIPTION      

JULY 1st 1947 to    JAN 14th 1957

  OBVERSE:-
 * SERIAL NUMBER - in two places
 * SIZE  - 172   X 109 mm        
 * DENOMINATION   - 100 in two places  
 *   LEGEND - Value rupees   in English
                         (and Hindi)

B R R 1sml obv 

REVERSE :-
*   PICTURE - Two Elephants           
*   LANGUAGE PANEL - 8 Indian Languages
* WATER MARK  - Ashoka pillar capital    
* COLOUR - Indigo,Violet,Green   &
                      multicolor 

B R R 1sml rev 

NO.

      PREFIX

INSET

REMARK

1

A to H & J to N &   P Q 

NIL

 Value in English only.Bank Note colour is (Light Blue)

1brrslno 

2

A to H & J to N &   P to U 

NIL

 Value in English only.Bank Note colour is (Dark Blue)

2brrslno 

3

 A   to H

NIL

  Value in error   Hindi. Red serial number

3brrslno 

4

H   & J to N & P to X

NIL

  Value in error   Hindi. Black serial number

4brrslno

5

A   to H & J to N & P to X 

NIL

  Corrected Hindi

5brrslno

This list was prepared by Dr. Jinadatha

 NOTE:- 1. 8 Indian Languages on reverse 3 on left, 3 on right and 2 at bottom
               2. 1st note in English only and 2nd & 3rd notes or in both English & Hindi script

B.RAMA RAU

R B I GOVERNOR

G

    10,000 RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION

JULY 1st 1947 to 
JAN 14th 1957

 

  OBVERSE:-
       * SERIAL NUMBER - in two places
       * SIZE - 203 X 107 mm     
       *
DENOMINATION - 10000 in single place, Top left   
     
  * LEGEND - Value rupees in Hindi and English& with
                           different issue places    
 REVERSE:-                                                                                                         
       * PICTURE - A abstract design
       * LANGUAGE PANEL - 7 Indian Languages
 
       * WATER MARK -
In two windows in left Ashoka Pillar in
                                  right Rs/10000/Rs
  
       * COLOR  - Brown, Blue, & multicolor 

NOT AVAILABLE

NO.

PREFIX

INSET

REMARK

 

 1

NIL  

NIL

 OFFICE OF ISSUE:- 'BOMBAY'   

 2

NIL  

NIL

 OFFICE OF ISSUE:-'CALCUTTA'

CUT PHOTOS

 3

NIL  

NIL

 OFFICE OF ISSUE:-'DELHI'

CUT PHOTOS

 4

NIL  

NIL

 OFFICE OF ISSUE:- 'KANPUR'

CUT PHOTOS

 5

NIL  

NIL

 OFFICE OF ISSUE:- 'MADRAS'

CUT PHOTOS

This list was prepared by Dr. Jinadatha
Pictures are courtsey of Mr Kishore Jhunjhunwala

 

B.RAMA RAU

 R B I GOVERNOR

A

    2 RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION

JULY 1st 1947 to
 JAN 14th 1957  

 

  OBVERSE:-
       * SERIAL NUMBER - At bottom  right
          
       * SIZE  - 114 x 64 mm 
   
      
* DENOMINATION - 2 in two places  
         
       * LEGEND - Value rupees in Hindi and English    

  REVERSE :-
       * PICTURE - Tiger face
       * LANGUAGE PANEL - 8 Languages
       *
WATER MARK  - Ashoka pillar capital
       * COLOUR  - Red brown, violet &  Green

NO.

   PREFIX

INSET

REMARK

 

1

A to C

NIL

  Value in English and number in Gujarathi

2

 A to H & J

NIL

  Value in English error Hindi.

3

J to L  

NIL

  Value in corrected   Hindi

 This list was prepared by Dr. Jinadatha

 

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