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| Issuer | Government of Pakistan |
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| Year | 1953-1961 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | حکومت پاکستان ایک روپیہ سیکرٹری وزارت مال حکومت پاکستان |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Pakistan's Security Printing Corporation was established in Karachi specifically to reduce dependence on foreign printers — a deliberate act of post-Partition economic self-sufficiency. This 1 Rupee note falls within the early output of that facility, making it one of the first domestically produced Pakistani banknotes in regular circulation.
The blue reverse variant distinguishes this type from earlier issues in the series and is the detail collectors track most closely when attributing pick numbers within this denomination's progression.