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| Issuer | Government of Pakistan |
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| Year | 1964-1972 |
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| Reference(s) | P#9A |
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| Signature(s) | Mirza Muzaffar Ahmad Ghulam Ishaq Khan A. G. N. Kazi |
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| Protection description | Watermark visible in the plain oval panel on the reverse side of the note. |
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Pakistan's 1 Rupee notes of this series were a direct carry-over from the colonial administrative template — the Government of India had issued 1 Rupee notes as currency rather than coins to conserve metal, a wartime habit Pakistan inherited wholesale at Partition and never fully shed. The denomination remained a government obligation, not a State Bank instrument, which is why these notes bear Ministry of Finance signatures rather than a central bank governor's.
Three different signatories span the 1964–1972 window: Mirza Muzaffar Ahmad, Ghulam Ishaq Khan — later President of Pakistan — and A. G. N. Kazi. Signature varieties drive most of the collector differentiation within P#9A.