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100 Rupees - George V

Issuer Government of India
Year 1927
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Size 170 × 115 mm
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Obverse description Multicolored intaglio and letterpress printing in predominantly violet and green tones. Central vignette of King George V facing right, flanked by intricate guilloche underprint patterns. Black prefix letters and serial numbering appear at upper left and lower right; no security thread present.
Obverse lettering BOMBAY I promise to pay the Bearer the sum of ONE HUNDRED RUPEES on demand at any office of issue for the Government of India FIFTY CRAWPORE
Reverse description Monochrome intaglio printing in green on a fine guilloche ground, with two large oval panels at left and right flanking a central column of the face value rendered in seven regional scripts: Devanagari, Bengali, Burmese, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, and Gujarati. The denomination RUPEES 100 is letterpress-printed in a decorated panel along the lower border.
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