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1 Rupee - George VI

Emittent Government of India
Jahr 1944
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Größe 110 × 70 mm
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Vorderseitenbeschreibung Blue-green note with a large blank oval vignette panel at left, reserved for the watermark area, and a circular coin-style medallion at upper right bearing a right-facing portrait of King George VI in crown, inscribed around the border. The denomination "ONE RUPEE" and numeral "1" appear in bold letterpress at centre over a multicolour guilloche underprint, with the issuer inscription "GOVERNMENT OF INDIA" across the top. A facsimile signature of the Secretary, Finance Department appears at lower right below the notation "FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA".
Vorderseitenlegende GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ONE RUPEE 1 FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT
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The Government of India 1 Rupee notes issued during the Second World War were not produced by the Reserve Bank of India — the rupee note, as a fractional currency instrument rather than a banknote proper, remained under direct government issue throughout the colonial period and into independence. The 1944 date places this squarely within wartime production, when paper quality and printing volumes were both under pressure from the demands of the Burma campaign and broader Indo-Pacific logistics.

George VI's name appears on the series following the 1936 accession, replacing the Edward VIII notes that never made it to full issue. The P#25 series ran with minimal design changes across several years, making precise dating dependent almost entirely on signature combinations of the Finance Secretary.