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1 Rupee
| Issuer | Government of Pakistan |
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| Year | 1953-1961 |
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| Size | 104 × 65 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in blue-green on a pale ground, centred on a lobed cartouche within an intricate geometric guilloche border with the numeral '1' repeated at each corner. Within the cartouche, the crescent moon and five-pointed star — the national symbols of Pakistan — are placed to the right, with Urdu inscriptions for the issuer, denomination, and a facsimile signature of the Finance Secretary below. A secondary Urdu legend in smaller script at the foot of the cartouche identifies the signatory's title and the Government of Pakistan. |
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| Obverse lettering | حکومت پاکستان ایک روپیہ سیکرٹری وزارت مال حکومت پاکستان |
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Pakistan's 1 Rupee note of this period was printed domestically by the Pakistan Security Printing Corporation — itself a relatively young institution, established in Karachi in the early 1950s as part of a broader effort to bring currency production under national control rather than relying on the established Commonwealth printers like Bradbury, Wilkinson or De La Rue. The earlier 1948 rupee notes had been printed in Britain; this series marks the shift.
P#9 spans an unusually long print window for such a low denomination, suggesting continuous reissue with incremental changes to signatures reflecting ministerial turnover.