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10 Rupees
| Issuer | Government of India |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| Currency | First Rupee (1937-1944) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of King George V in an oval vignette at right, wearing crown and military uniform, set against a central landscape vignette with coastal scenery and palm trees rendered in fine intaglio. The promise-to-pay text reads 'I PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER THE SUM OF TEN RUPEES ON DEMAND AT ANY OFFICE OF ISSUE', with 'GOVERNMENT OF INDIA' across the top. A red overprint reading 'LEGAL TENDER IN BURMA ONLY' appears across the upper portion, and the signature of J.W. Kelly appears at lower left for the Govt. of India. |
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| Reverse lettering | LEGAL TENDER IN BURMA ONLY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA TEN RUPEES |
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| Variants | P#2a - red overprint "LEGAL TENDER IN BURMA ONLY" in margins P#2b - black overprint "LEGAL TENDER IN BURMA ONLY" near center on front and back |
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