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5 Rupees
| Issuer | Government of India |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| In circulation to | 1944 |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of King George V in right profile, in military dress and crown, occupying the right third of the note within a guilloche border. The central field carries the promise to pay text and the denomination FIVE RUPEES in a bold panel, surrounded by intricate guilloche underprint in olive and brown tones. A red overprint legend appears at the top margin, with the issuer title GOVERNMENT OF INDIA across the upper register and serial number and signature of the Controller of Currency at lower centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | LEGAL TENDER IN BURMA ONLY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA I PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF FIVE RUPEES AT ANY OFFICE OF ISSUE FIVE RUPEES |
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The Government of India 5 Rupees (Pick 1) predates the Reserve Bank of India's assumption of full note-issuing control and sits in a transitional period when the colonial administration was still managing currency alongside the newly established central bank. Kelly's signature as Controller of Currency marks the note as belonging to the older British-Indian governmental structure rather than the RBI framework that would eventually absorb all such responsibilities.
Nasik Road's Security Printing Press had been operational since 1928, established specifically to reduce British India's dependence on overseas printers for currency production. Ink oxidation along fold lines is a known issue with this series.