2 Rupees 8 Annas 2.5 Rupees

€206,192.00
IssuerIndia - British
Year1918
TypeStandard banknote
Value2 Rupees 8 Annas (2.5)
CurrencyRupee (1770-1947)
CompositionPaper
Size132 × 76 mm
ShapeRectangular
Printer
No. printed
Designer(s)
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In circulation to1 January 1926
Reference(s) P#2
Obverse descriptionFollowing features on Obverse, - Engraved portrait representation of King George V on top left in an octagonal panel - Rupees 2/8 printed on top right and bottom left corners - Signed by M.M.S. Gubbay (Tenure: July 02, 1916- May 04, 1920) - Printed the bearer promise along with the amount in words over a bluish-green rosette in the centre - Note serial numbers on top right and bottom left near the value
Reverse description- Rs. 2/8 in an ornamental circle on top right - Stylised G.R.I. (Georgius Rex Imperator) on top left - Language Panel in Centre - Watermark of star enclosed in a rectangle, G.R.I. ant top and wavy lines in bottom
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Protection description
Obverse letteringGovernment of India I Promise to pay the Bearer the sum of RUPEES TWO ANNAS EIGHT on Demand at any Office of Issue
Reverse letteringRs. 2/8
Variants
Catalog ID4665980500
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