Catalog
10 Rupees Amended Plates Provisional Issue
| Issuer | Government of Pakistan |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1948-1960) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Watermark visible in the paper. |
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Pakistan's first currency notes were not newly designed — they were Reserve Bank of India notes overprinted with "Government of Pakistan" in English and Urdu, issued at Partition in August 1947 while the new state had no printing infrastructure of its own. This amended-plates issue followed shortly after, using modified RBI plate designs retooled for Pakistani use rather than a simple overprint. The arrangement was a practical concession to the chaos of Partition; Pakistan's State Bank did not formally open until July 1948.
The printer attribution to SPMCI reflects current catalog convention — the work was done by the Nasik Security Press under its earlier administrative identity.