Portrait Notes of King George V issued by Indian Government back in 1917 onwards

By Nilaish

"This was the beginning of pictorial notes in the right sense, notes became dramatically beautiful!"

Currency Note Press at Nashik was inaugrated on 14 April 1928 and soon it started printing currency notes of India. Still some notes were printed by Bank of England Press as earlier they were printed there. The King George V was depicted in royal robes on the obverse of the notes having denomination Re. 1(1917,  dated 1935 issued on 1940), Rs. 2/8 (1918-1927), Rs, 5 (1925, 1933), Rs. 10 (1923, 1925, 1933), Rs. 50 (1930), Rs. 100 (1927), Rs. 1000 (1931), Rs. 10,000 (1931).

ONE RUPEE 

1917 Issue, there are 3 signature varieties 

One Rupee dated 1935, Issued in 1940, there are four varieties pertaining to design, watermark, paper, serial number pattern. 

TWO RUPEES AND EIGHT ANNAS 

Issued in 1918 and withdrawn in 1927. This denomination was equivalent to a dollar of that time. 

FIVE RUPEES 

Five Rupees with two signatures. H. Denning, J.B. Taylor 

1933 Issue was with two signatures, J.W. Kelly and J.B. Taylor 

TEN RUPEES 

Ten Rupees, issued with two signatures; H. Denning, AC McWatters. 

Ten Rupees, 2nd Issue with two signatures, H. Denning and J.B. Taylor. 

10 Rupees, J.W. Kelly and J.B. Taylor signed these notes. 

FIFTY RUPEES 

50 Rupees, Signed by H. Denning and J.B. Tyalor 

Image Courtesy: Spink 

100 RUPEES 

100 Rupees, signed by J.W. Kelly, J.B. Taylor and H. Denning 

1000 RUPEES 

1000 Rupees, J.B. Taylor and J.W. Kelly 

Specimen, Image Courtesy: Anonymous 

10,000 RUPEES 

10,000 Rupees, signed by J.B. Taylor and J.W. Kelly, 

Image Courtesy: Rezwan Razack