Catalog
10 Rupees
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 1970-1990 |
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| Value | 10 Rupees |
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| Obverse lettering | भारतीय रिज़र्व बैंक Reserve Bank of India GUARANTEED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT I PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER THE SUM OF TEN RUPEES मैं धारक को दस रुपये अदा करने का वचन देता हूँ केन्दीय सरकार द्वारा प्रत्याभूत दस रुपये GOVERNOR गवर्नर |
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| Protection description | The watermark window bears the Ashoka Pillar capital surrounded by six Dharma chakras; the central band of the note carries the letters 'RBI' printed diagonally, followed by the numeral '10' to the right. |
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Pick 81 spans two decades and no fewer than seven signature combinations, making it one of the more administratively complex entries in the post-independence RBI series. The long run reflects India's reluctance to redesign low-denomination notes during a period of significant monetary pressure — the 1970s brought successive droughts, oil shocks, and the fiscal strain of the 1971 war, yet the note design remained essentially frozen. The plate letter variants (A, B, C appearing under Patel, Singh, and Malhotra respectively) were introduced as print-run tracking identifiers, not security upgrades.
Narasimham's tenure as RBI Governor lasted only a few months in 1977, making his signature on this issue notably short-lived.