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1 Taka
| Issuer | Government of Bangladesh |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Size | 100 × 60 mm |
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| Obverse description | The national emblem of Bangladesh is positioned at right, rendered in intaglio and consisting of a water lily encircled by two sheaves of rice, surmounted by three connected jute leaves and four five-pointed stars above. The design is set against a guilloche underprint, with Bengali inscriptions identifying the issuing authority and denomination across the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার এক টাকা ১ ১ (Translation: Peoples Republic of Bangladesh Government One Taka 1 1) |
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Bangladesh's 1 Taka notes have historically been issued by the Ministry of Finance rather than Bangladesh Bank, making them government obligations rather than central bank currency — a distinction that matters legally even if it's invisible to ordinary users. The P#6A is among the earlier Munich-era Giesecke & Devrient printings for the young republic, which gained independence in 1971 and was still building its monetary infrastructure through the late 1970s.
Watermark security on a note of this low denomination was not a given — many issuing authorities skipped it as a cost measure. That G&D applied it here reflects the contract specifications rather than any particular concern about forgery at the 1 Taka level.