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2 Rupees 8 Annas
| Uitgever | Government of India |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1917 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Beveiligingstype | Watermark |
| Beschrijving beveiliging | Watermarked paper |
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The 2 Rupees 8 Annas denomination is an oddity born from necessity. During the First World War, silver coinage was being hoarded and melted across British India, creating a severe shortage of small-denomination currency. The Government of India responded with a wave of fractional and mid-value notes, and this denomination — essentially 2½ rupees — was designed to substitute directly for the equivalent in silver coin.
The subdivision into annas rather than decimal fractions reflects pre-independence monetary reckoning: 16 annas to the rupee, placing this note at exactly half a rupee above two. P#A6 is among the scarcer pieces from this wartime emergency series; the notes circulated hard and wore quickly, and surviving examples with intact paper are uncommon.