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5 Rupees - George V

Issuer Government of India
Year 1917
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Composition Paper
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Obverse description Printed in black and green on paper with intricate guilloche underprints, the obverse carries the promise-to-pay legend in English across the centre field, with denomination numerals '5' repeated at each corner as security elements. A coin-style portrait vignette of King George V is positioned at the upper right. The overall layout follows the standard colonial-issue format characteristic of early Government of India currency notes.
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Reverse description The reverse is printed in a light tone with ghost impressions of the obverse text visible through the paper stock, a characteristic of early Indian colonial issues. An inverted denomination numeral '5' appears in dark red at the lower left corner as a countercheck indicator.
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