Catalog
100 Rupees
| Issuer | Government of Pakistan |
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| Year | 1948-1951 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, printed in green, is dominated by three large interlocking guilloche rosette medallions arranged horizontally across the centre, producing a dense geometric lathe-work pattern. Denomination numerals '100' appear at upper left and lower right, with their Arabic-numeral equivalents at upper right and lower left. The English legends 'GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN' and 'ONE HUNDRED RUPEES' are set within ornamental scroll-work banners at the top and bottom centre respectively. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Pakistan's first independent currency issues were printed by De La Rue in London and rushed into service after Partition — the State Bank of Pakistan did not open until July 1948, meaning the Government of Pakistan itself acted as the issuing authority in the interim. These early notes were produced under considerable time pressure, with the new state needing a functioning currency before the transitional arrangements with the Reserve Bank of India expired.
P#7 is among the higher-denomination notes of this inaugural series and is genuinely scarce in any grade — circulation was heavy, paper stocks were not always well-stored in the subcontinent's climate, and few examples survived intact.