Catalog
1 Rupee no Urdu on reverse
| Issuer | Government of Pakistan |
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| Year | 1981-1982 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a central floral vignette rendered in multicolour with an ornate geometric guilloche surround. To the right, a large crescent and star device — the national symbol of Pakistan — appears in pale pink against a lightly tinted ground. The denomination numeral '1' is placed at both upper left and upper right, with Urdu inscriptions across the top reading the name of the Government of Pakistan and a central Urdu text identifying the note value; the Secretary of Finance and Government of Pakistan legends appear in Urdu at the foot of the note. |
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The "no Urdu on reverse" designation marks a printing anomaly within the P#25 series — the Urdu text normally present on the back was omitted, producing a variant distinct enough to list separately. Whether this resulted from a plate error or a deliberate short-run modification at the Karachi facility has never been definitively documented.
By 1981, the 1 Rupee note was already an anachronism in practical terms, with coins handling nearly all transactions at this denomination. The Pakistan Security Printing Corporation continued producing it regardless, as official policy kept paper notes in the mix far longer than circulation demand justified.