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12 Annas - Edward VII Hundi promissory note
| Uitgever | Government of India |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1901-1910 |
| Type | Log in om details te zien |
| Waarde | 12 Annas (¾) |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
| Referentie(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beveiligingstype | Watermark |
| Beschrijving beveiliging | HUNDI / INDIA watermark visible in the paper stock |
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| Opmerkingen |
The hundi was a pre-colonial instrument of indigenous credit, and when British India absorbed it into formal fiscal machinery, the result was notes like this — hybrid documents that borrowed the hundi's legal form while placing it under Crown authority. The Government of India's hundi promissory notes occupied a peculiar administrative space, functioning as short-term obligations rather than circulating currency in the conventional sense.
The 12 annas denomination is unusually low for a state-issued hundi, suggesting use in smaller commercial transactions at the district level. Edward VII's reign bracketed this note's issue window tightly: he acceded in January 1901 and died in May 1910.