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10 Rupees
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 1985-1997 |
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| Reference(s) | P#60A |
| Obverse description | Black intaglio on brown and pale green underprint. The Ashoka Lion Capital national emblem, inscribed below with the motto सत्यमेव जयते (Truth Alone Triumphs), is positioned at right. The denomination numeral 10, rendered at 18 mm width, occupies the centre, with the Governor's signature at lower centre. |
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| Protection description | Ashokan Pillar watermark |
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The R.N. Malhotra–signed notes from the opening of this series coincide with a period when the Reserve Bank was quietly tightening its printing standards following counterfeit incidents in the early 1980s — a problem significant enough to prompt the government's 1983 high-security currency paper initiative at Hoshangabad. The shift from large to small serial numbers under Venkitaramanan's tenure is a mechanical change reflecting press upgrades at the Nashik and Dewas security presses, and it creates three collectible signature-format combinations within a single Pick number.