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5 Rupees
| Issuer | State Bank of Pakistan |
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| Year | 1951-1967 |
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| Reference(s) | P#12 |
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| Obverse lettering | بینک دولت پاکستان پانچ روپیے |
| Reverse description | A detailed intaglio panoramic vignette of the Khyber Pass fills the centre of the note, with a winding mountain road cutting through rugged terrain and fortifications visible in the middle distance. The issuer name appears in English at the top, flanked by the numeral 5 at each corner, with Bengali script denomination below the issuer name. The lower margin carries the English denomination inscription. |
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Pakistan's earliest banknote series was produced by Thomas De La Rue almost immediately after independence, as the new State Bank lacked any domestic printing infrastructure. This 5 Rupee note falls within a long issue window — 1951 to 1967 — during which the design remained unchanged while the country navigated the 1958 military coup, the first martial law administration, and the transition from dominion to republic status in 1956. The notes issued across that span are nominally identical but carry different signatures reflecting successive State Bank governors.
Signature identification is the primary collector distinction within this series.