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1 Rupee with Urdu text - Type B on reverse
| Issuer | Government of Pakistan |
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| Year | 1984-2002 |
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| Currency | Rupee (decimalized, 1961-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in brown and pink tones on a pale ground with vertical multicolour underprint bands. At centre, a stylised floral vignette within an ogival cartouche carries the Urdu denomination inscription across its face; to the right, a large crescent and star device forms the principal national symbol. Geometric guilloche latticework borders frame both sides, while the Urdu issuer legend runs along the top and the Secretary of Finance signature appears below the central vignette. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in brown and salmon tones throughout. To the left, an intaglio vignette presents a three-quarter view of the Tomb of Allama Mohammed Iqbal in Lahore, rendered with fine line-engraving against a light sky, flanked by foliage. To the right, an ornate hexagonal guilloche panel provides contrast, and a geometric mosaic band runs horizontally below the architectural vignette. The English legend "GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN" appears at top, "ONE RUPEE" at lower left, and a line of Urdu text in the Type B style is placed at the very bottom. |
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The 1 Rupee note has been a Government of Pakistan — not State Bank — obligation since Partition, signed by the Finance Secretary rather than a central bank governor. This explains the parade of bureaucratic signatories across the series: these are Treasury instruments, and a change in the Finance Secretary's chair meant a new signature variety. The 1984–2002 production run at the Pakistan Security Printing Corporation in Karachi generated at least nine distinct signature combinations, making this an unusually productive hunting ground for variety collectors working a low-denomination note.
The "Type B" reverse designation distinguishes the Urdu text layout from an earlier arrangement — a revision prompted by standardization efforts rather than any reissue event.