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1 Rupee

Issuer Gandhi Rashtriya Smarak Nidhi (Gandhi National Memorial Fund)
Year 1950-1955
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Currency Rupee (decimalized, 1957-date)
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Obverse description Intaglio-style portrait of Mahatma Gandhi in an oval vignette at right, set against a guilloche wave underprint in grey-green. The central field carries the Hindi inscription in large Devanagari script. A decorative border of stylised spinning-wheel (charkha) medallions frames all four sides; the denomination numeral "1" appears at upper corners and "एक रुपया" at lower right.
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Reverse description Central panel bears a curved banner inscribed in Urdu Nastaliq script, above a floral rosette underprint in olive-green on a guilloche wave ground. A manuscript-style signature appears in the centre field, with a printed authorisation line in Devanagari at the base. The border repeats the charkha medallion motif matching the obverse.
Reverse lettering گاندھی قومی یادگار فنڈ
(Translation: Gandhi National Memorial Fund)
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