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| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 1957-1962 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1950-1957) |
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| Obverse description | Green intaglio on multicolour underprint. The Lion Capital of Ashoka, as housed in the Sarnath Museum, is rendered as the central vignette. Bilingual inscriptions in English and Hindi appear above and below, with the issuer's name, denomination, and guarantee clause framing the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | 100 RESERVE BANK OF INDIA 158161 GUARANTEED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF RUPEES एक सौ रुपये AT THE OFFICE OF ISSUE AT BOMBAY FOR THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA 158161 GOVERNOR 100 |
| Reverse description | Green on light-red guilloche underprint. The central vignette presents two tusker elephants standing within a forested setting, flanked by the Reserve Bank of India seal incorporating a tiger and palm tree motif. The denomination panel is repeated in multiple regional Indian language scripts arranged around the design. |
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