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1965

(B), (C)

Aluminium

175.770 to

454.593

2 Naya paise

1966, 67, 68

1977, 78

1967

(B), (C),

(H)

Aluminium

3.740 to

608.533

5 paise

1968, 69, 70

71, 72, 73, 7

78, 79

1967

(B), (C),

Nickel

20.036

Rupee

1969, 70

1968

(H)

Nickel

Brass

55.940

10 paise

1969, 70, 71

1968

(B), (C),

(H)

Nickel

Brass

10.585 to

197.940

20 paise

1969, 70, 71

1969

(B), (C),

(H)

Aluminium

Brass

9.147 to

100.000

20 paise

1970, 71

1969

(B), (C)

Nickel

9.147 to

11.851

Rupee

1970

1969

(B), (C)

Silver

15,0000

.800 silver

.3858 Asw

10 rupees

1970, 71

1971

(B), (C)

Aluminium

7.567 to

735.090

10 paise

1972, 73, 74

75, 76, 77,

1972

(B), (H)

Copper

Nickel

7.567 to

367.6

25 paise

1973, 74, 75

76, 77, 78

1972

(B), (C)

Nickel

Copper

7.895 to

55.760 to

225.880

50 paise

1973, 74, 75

76, 77, 78

1972

(B), (C)

22.300 to

.500 silver

.3585 Asw

10 rupees

1973

(B)

Silver

30.000 to

.500.4823

02 Asw

20 rupees

1974

(B)

Nickel

Copper

0.12 to

25.31

10 rupees

1975,76,

78,79

1974

(B)

Silver

34.95000 50 rupees

.500 silver

.5618 02 Asw

1975, 76, 77

78, 79

1975

(B), (C)

Nickel

Copper

98.850

161.895

rupee

1976, 77, 78

1976

(B)

Copper

Nickel

53.205

5 Naya Paise

1978

(B), (C)

Aluminium

3.205

5 Naya Paise

1977, 80, 81,

82, 83, 84

1980

(B)

Copper

Nickel

6.175

98.740

25 Paise

1982, 83, 84

1980

(B)

Copper

Nickel

84.768

82.458

1 Rupee

1982, 83, 84

1982

(B)

Copper

Nickel

12.720

2 Rupees

1983

(B), (C)

Aluminium

28.505

20 Paise

1984

1983

(B)

Silver

35.00009

(IX Asian Games)

1 Rupee

5627 Asw

1984

(B)

Copper

Nickel

61.548

50 Paise

1984

(C)

Silver .016

(Youth Year)

1 Rupee

1985

(B)

Copper 12.50

Nickel

(Smt. Indira Gandhi)

5 Rupees

1985

(B)

Copper 6.00 1 Rupee

Nickel (International Youth Year)

1987

(B)

Copper 6.00 1 Rupee

Nickel (Small Farmers)

1988

(B)

Copper 12.50 5 Rupees

Nickel (Jawaharlal Nehru)

1989

(B)

Copper 6.00 1 Rupee

Nickel (Food & Environment)

1990

(B)

Copper 6.00 1 Rupee

Nickel (Care for Girl Child National Integration)

1991

(B)

Copper 8.00 2 Rupees

Nickel (India Tourism Year)

1992

(B)

Copper 6.00 1 Rupee

Nickel (Food & Nutrition)

NUMISMATIC SOCIETIES

Gujarat Coin Society

: 37/2, Mezzanine floor, Spectrum complex, centre

Salapar Complex Road, Ahmedabad - 380 001.

Karnataka Numismatic Society :

45, Lalbagh Road, Bangalore - 560 027.

Madras Coin Society :

2, Illango Nagar Annex, Virugambakkam, Madras -

600 092

Numismatic Society of Hyderabad :

Bait - us - sami, 3-6-419 Street no. 3,

Himayat Nagar, Hyderabad - 560 029

Numismatic of Philatelic Association

: 31/888, Pattaikkarai, Palakkad -

678 014

Numismatic Society of India :

B.H. University campus, Varanasi - 221 008,

U.P.

Oriental Numismatic Society

: 10, Vaibhav Building,203, Shivaji Nagar,

Nagpur - 440 010.

South India Numismatic society

: 161, Anna Salai, Madras - 600 002

9. Tirupur Numismatic Society

: Hybrid cotton seeds merchant, 30, cotton

market, Tirupur - 638 604

PAPER CURRENCIES

The history of paper currency in our country is of recent origin. The first

currency notes were issued by the Bank of Hindustan in the year 1770 A.D. Cur-

rency notes were also issued under different charters by private banks like the Bank

of Bengal in 1809 A.D., Commercial Bank in 1819, Calcutta Bank in 1824-1829 and

Bank of Bombay in 1840. The issues of all private banks ceased in 1862 A.D.

The first currency notes of our country were issued on 6-8-1861 by the

Government of India in the denomination of Rs. 10. Thereafter currency notes in

the denomination of Rs. 5,10,20,50,100,500,1000 and 10000 were issued upto the

period of 1927. The special aspect of these issue of notes was that, they were printed

on one side only and the reverse was blank or they were uniface.

In 1917 currency notes of Rs. 1, Re 2'/

or (Rupee Two and Annas eight) were

issued bearing the portrait of King George V and were printed on both sides. The

following denomination notes were issued upto 1935 A.D bearing portrait of King

George V. Rs 1,2V

,5,10,50,100,500,1,000 and 10,000 and Rs. 1,5, and 10 in new

series in 1935. However with the establishment of Reserve Bank of India in 1935

the power to issue currency notes of denomination of Rs. 2 and above was delegated

to R.B.I

The first issue of currency notes of R.B.I was issued in 1937 with the installation

of King George VI on the British throne. Currency notes by R.B.I were issued in

the denomination of Rs. 2,5,10,100,1000 and 10,000 while the Government of India

issued the one rupee notes in 1940. The Republic of India issues by R.B.I. were in the

following denominations: Rs. 2,5,10,100,1,000,5,000 and 10,000 initially while Re.

1 continued to be issued by the Government of India. The high denomination notes

of Rs. 1000, Rs. 5,000 and 10,000 were demonetised by the Government. The

Government of India and R.B.I also issued special currency notes for use in circu-

lation in the area of Oman, Bahrain, and Qatar states during the 1950s and early

1960s. These are popularly known as Persian Gulf issues. Similar issues of curren-

cies were made for use by Muslim pilgrims in Mecca, Saudi Arabia with word Haj

at top on the note. These are known as Haj Pilgrimage issues.

(M.H.S.N)

Note : Please refer Vol-II Section Z for colour inprint of selected currency notes.