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Some Rare Republic India Banknotes

1 Rupee notes 
1949, 1 Rupee, Issued by Govt. of India and signed by KRK Menon 

1950, 1 Rupee, Issued by Govt. of India and signed by KG Ambedgoankar (Reverse is similar to the previous note). 

1951, 1 Rupee, Issued by Govt. of India and signed by KG Ambedgoankar (Change in design from the first issue having green shade). 

1951, 1 Rupee, Issued by Govt. of India and signed by KG Ambedgoankar (Change in shade to violet). Reverse is similar to the previous type. 

1964, 1 Rupee, Issued by Govt. of India and signed by S. Bhootlingam (Extremely Rare) 

1994, 1 Rupee, Last issue. 

2 Rupees 

1950, 2 Rupees, Issued by Reserve Bank of India and signed by B. Rama Rao (Hindi numeral on the obverse in the top left corner) Rare 

10 Rupees 

1949, 10 Rupees, Issued by RBI and Signed by Sir C.D. Deshmukh (Extremely Rare)

1954, 10 Rupee, Issued by RBI, Signed by B RamaRao (Hindi error) 

100 Rupees Cobalt Colour rarities 

100 Rupees, Issued on 26th March 1975 on this agricultural issue with cobalt colour is great rarity. These notes were signed by S. Jagannathan were issued in only two prefixes AA and AB known so far. Very scarce chances to secure an example of this type. Collect them. 

100 Rupees, Issued between 1975 and 1977. Signed by M. Narasimham. Very rare issue as only two prefixes are known to exist namely: BF and BG. Another magnet banknote in the Republic Indian Banknotes. An example is very desirable for advancing your collection.     

References:

1. Razack, R.; Jhunjhunwalla, K. (2012) The revised standard reference guide for Indian Paper Money, Currencies & Coins: Mumbai: 242-342. 
2. Auction Catalogues. 
3. ebay India stores. 


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  1. UnknownDecember 17, 2019 at 6:49 PM

    I ALSO COLLECT REPUBLIC INDIA COINS (CO-MEMORATIVE AND REGULER ) AND CURRENCY PLEASE GUIDE ME ABOUT AS PER ABOVE.

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