2 Rupees with motto under pillar

The "motto under pillar" distinction separates this series from the earlier 2 Rupee notes where the Lion Capital appears without the Satyameva Jayate inscription beneath it — a small but catalogically significant engraving change that created a clean break in the series. The note ran across four Governor signatures and nearly fifteen years, making signature-date combinations the primary collector variable here.

The unlisted Malhotra "without plate letter" variety is the detail worth watching. Its absence from the standard catalog likely reflects limited documentation at time of publication rather than genuine rarity, though that distinction remains unresolved.