Catalog
10 Rupees
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 1992-1997 |
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| Reference(s) | P#88 |
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| Reverse description | A central vignette of the Shalimar Gardens occupies the middle of the note, flanked by a panel of translations of the denomination into 13 regional Indian languages arranged in two vertical columns. The numeral 10 appears in the lower corners alongside the guilloche underprint pattern. |
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| Protection description | Ashoka Pillar watermark visible when held to light |
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Pick 88 spans two governorships — S. Venkitaramanan (1990–1992) and C. Rangarajan (1992–1997) — and the progression of plate letters A through E under Rangarajan reflects the sheer print volume the RBI was managing during a period of significant economic liberalization following the 1991 balance-of-payments crisis. The without-plate-letter and plate-letter-A variants under Venkitaramanan are the earlier and generally scarcer printings.
Collectors should note that plate letter attribution on this series requires careful examination — the letter appears in the lower left of the serial number panel and is frequently faded on circulated examples.