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5 Rupees - George V
| Issuer | Government of India |
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| Year | 1917-1931 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1770-1947) |
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| Obverse description | At right, a vignette of King George V in crowned imperial dress, facing left, set within a decorative guilloche border with ornamental corner devices. The central field carries the promise-to-pay legend in bold letterpress above the issuer inscription, with a rosette underprint visible in the lower left area. Serial numbers appear in two positions — top centre and lower right — flanking the royal portrait panel. |
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| Reverse description | The denomination "Rs. 5" appears at upper right, beneath the cypher "G · R · I" in a cartouche at top centre, all within an intricate geometric border of interlocking key-fret and arrow-head patterns. The central field carries the value expressed in eight Indian vernacular scripts arranged in vertical sequence, against a multicolour guilloche underprint in green and ochre tones. The inscription "GOVERNMENT · OF · INDIA" is set in a horizontal panel along the lower margin. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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