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1 Rupee - Cawnpore issue
| Issuer | Government of India |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Reference(s) | P#1 |
| Obverse description | The obverse displays a circular vignette at left with a portrait of King George V in uniform, inscribed 'GEORGE V KING & EMPEROR' around the perimeter. The central text panel carries the promise clause in cursive script over an oval guilloche underprint in rose-pink, with the denomination 'ONE RUPEE' in bold letterpress. The heading 'Government of India' appears at top in ornate script, with 'RUPEE' printed vertically in a boxed stamp at upper right; serial number and prefix are repeated both at top right and bottom left, with the signatory's manuscript signature at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a single brown-sepia tone and mirrors the obverse layout closely, with the crowned portrait vignette of King George V at left within a circular medallion inscribed 'GEORGE V KING & EMPEROR'. The central panel repeats the promise clause in cursive lettering over an oval guilloche, with 'ONE RUPEE' in bold type, beneath the 'Government of India' heading. A vertical 'RUPEE' stamp appears at upper right, with prefix, serial number, and a manuscript signature of the issuing officer at lower right. |
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| Signature(s) | S. Gubbay watermark: rayed star in plain field at right A. C. McWatters watermark: rayed star in plain field at right H. Denning watermark: rayed star in plain field at right H. Denning watermark: rayed star in square at right small letters in last line on back A. C. McWatters watermark: rayed star in square at right H. Denning watermark: rayed star in square at right large letters in last line on back S. Gubbay watermark: rayed star in square at right |
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