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100 Rupees
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| Value | 100 Rupees |
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| Signature(s) | J.W. Kelly |
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| Protection description | Portrait watermark of King George V visible in the blank oval vignette at left on the obverse |
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| Comments |
The Reserve Bank of India had only been established in 1935, and this note — among the earliest issued under the new central bank — still carried over much of the visual framework inherited from the old Imperial Bank series. Kelly served as the RBI's first Secretary; his signature on these early notes reflects an institutional structure still finding its footing, where the Secretary rather than the Governor signed the currency.
Thomas De La Rue's London facility handled printing throughout this period. Within a few years, wartime shipping risks would force a partial shift in production arrangements.