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5 Rupees
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 1937-1943 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in brown, green, and violet on machine-made paper, the obverse carries the Reserve Bank of India's promise-to-pay text within a guilloche underprint, with the denomination numeral and issuing authority inscribed in English. A watermark window at right accommodates the profile portrait watermark of King George VI, serving as the primary security feature. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by an elaborate dark maroon guilloche rosette at left enclosing a large numeral '5' with the word 'FIVE' above and 'RUPEES' below, set against a light green geometric lathe-work border. The central panel carries the denomination in eight Indian regional scripts arranged in columns, including Urdu, Devanagari, Bengali, Burmese, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Gurmukhi. A circular Reserve Bank of India seal vignette occupies the right cartouche, with 'RESERVE BANK OF INDIA' and 'FIVE RUPEES' inscribed in English along the top and bottom registers respectively. |
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| Protection description | Profile portrait of King George VI in dedicated watermark window |
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