Catalog
1 Rupee
| Issuer | Government of Pakistan (People's Republic of Bangladesh) |
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| Year | 1953-1963 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1948-1971) |
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| Obverse description | Blue intaglio print on a white ground, with a central scalloped cartouche enclosing the crescent and star emblem of Pakistan at right, flanked by a guilloche underprint. The denomination numeral '1' appears at upper left and right corners within geometric border ornaments. Urdu inscriptions name the issuing authority above and the denomination below the central vignette, with the Finance Secretary's signature and ministry attribution rendered in Naskh script at lower centre. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in blue intaglio, the reverse carries an architectural vignette at left depicting a Mughal-style colonnaded courtyard with arched galleries and ornamental pillars receding into the background. A large unprinted circular medallion occupies the right half of the note, framed by an intricate geometric and floral border. The Urdu inscription naming the issuing authority is set within a decorative cartouche at the top, with the denomination repeated in Urdu at lower right. |
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Pakistan's 1 Rupee notes from this period occupy an odd position in South Asian monetary history. After Partition in 1947, the new Pakistani state initially used overprinted Reserve Bank of India notes while its own currency infrastructure was established. By the time this series was issued, Government of Pakistan 1 Rupee notes were signed by the Finance Secretary rather than any central bank governor — a deliberate distinction that classified them as government legal tender instruments, not bank-issued currency.
The Bangladesh connection in the catalog attribution reflects the note's continued acceptance in East Pakistan, which became Bangladesh in 1971. Pre-liberation Pakistani currency circulated briefly into the early independence period before being demonetized.