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10 Rupees
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 1985-1997 |
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| Currency | Rupee (decimalized, 1957-date) |
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| Reverse lettering | भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक दस रुपये TEN RUPEES RESERVE BANK OF INDIA |
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| Protection description | Ashokan Pillar watermark |
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| Comments |
The R.N. Malhotra–signed notes from the opening of this series coincide with a period when the Reserve Bank was quietly tightening its printing standards following counterfeit incidents in the early 1980s — a problem significant enough to prompt the government's 1983 high-security currency paper initiative at Hoshangabad. The shift from large to small serial numbers under Venkitaramanan's tenure is a mechanical change reflecting press upgrades at the Nashik and Dewas security presses, and it creates three collectible signature-format combinations within a single Pick number.