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10 Rupees Twelve Year National Defence Certificate
| Issuer | Government of India |
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| Year | 1962 |
| Type | Cheques |
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| Obverse lettering | 12 वर्षीय राष्ट्रीय रक्षा पत्र TWELVE YEAR NATIONAL DEFENCE CERTIFICATE NOT TRANSFERABLE EXCEPT WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE COMPETENT POSTAL AUTHORITY भारतीय आयकर से मुक्त FREE OF INDIAN INCOME TAX. 10 TEN RUPEES 12ND/ 10 TEN RUPEES This is to certify that XXXXXXXXXX is registered at the XXXXXXXXX Post Office as the holder of a 12-Year National Defence Certificate, issued in accordance with the terms of the Notification specified on the reverse, and subject to the Application of the Purchaser which shall be the basis of this Contract. The Government of India undertake to pay him, on presentation of this Certificate at the aforesaid Post Office on or after the XXXXXXXXX RS. 17'50 or at any earlier date after the expiry of twelve months the sum not exceeding Rs. 17'50 specified on the reverse of this Certificate as due on such date. Post Office Date of Issue Register No. Postmaster |
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| Reverse lettering | RECEIPT ON DISCHARGE. 12 Year certificate Amount to be invested Rs. nP 10 — 00 If payment is claimed after one complete year from date of issue Received payment of Rs. as. p. in words and figures Signature(s) or thumb impression(s) of holder(s). Date The holder(s) are recommended to keep a note of the serial No. and date of issue of this certificate and to notify immediately the post office in which the certificate is registered, in the event of the certificate being lost. ( NOT ENCASHABLE TILL END OF 12 MONTHS ) ISSUED UNDER THE TERMS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION No. G. S. R. 1458. DATED THE 1st NOVEMBER 1962 |
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Issued in the immediate aftermath of the Sino-Indian War, the Twelve Year National Defence Certificates were a compulsory savings instrument rather than circulating currency — the government required certain categories of employees and taxpayers to purchase them as a form of forced war financing. The 10 Rupee denomination was the smallest in the series, targeting lower-income wage earners specifically.
Redemption was locked for twelve years, a term long enough that many holders simply lost track of their certificates. Unclaimed balances from this scheme were still being processed by the Finance Ministry well into the 1980s.