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1965

(B), (C)

Aluminium

2 Naya paise

1985

(B)

175.770 to 454.593

1966, 67, 68 1977, 78 1968, 69, 70 71, 72, 73, 7 78, 79

Copper 6.00 1 Rupee Nickel (International Youth Year)

1967

Aluminium

5 paise

1987

(B)

(B), (C), (H)

3.740 to 608.533

Copper 6.00 1 Rupee Nickel (Small Farmers)

1988

(B)

Copper 12.50 5 Rupees Nickel (Jawaharlal Nehru)

1967

(B), (C),

Nickel

20.036

Rupee

1969, 70

1989

(B)

1968

(H)

Nickel Brass

55.940

10 paise

1969, 70, 71

Copper 6.00 1 Rupee Nickel (Food & Environment)

1990

(B)

Copper 6.00 1 Rupee Nickel (Care for Girl Child National Integration)

1968

Nickel Brass

20 paise

1969, 70, 71

10.585 to 197.940

(B), (C), (H)

1991

(B)

Copper 8.00 2 Rupees Nickel (India Tourism Year)

1969

Aluminium Brass

20 paise

1970, 71

(B), (C), (H)

9.147 to 100.000

1992

(B)

Copper 6.00 1 Rupee Nickel (Food & Nutrition)

1969

(B), (C)

Nickel

Rupee

1970

9.147 to 11.851

NUMISMATIC SOCIETIES

1. Gujarat Coin Society

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

1969

(B), (C)

Silver

10 rupees

1970, 71

15,0000 .800 silver .3858 Asw

Salapar Complex Road, Ahmedabad - 380 001.

2. Karnataka Numismatic Society : 45, Lalbagh Road, Bangalore - 560 027. 3. Madras Coin Society : 2, Illango Nagar Annex, Virugambakkam, Madras - 600 092 4. Numismatic Society of Hyderabad : Bait - us - sami, 3-6-419 Street no. 3, Himayat Nagar, Hyderabad - 560 029 5. Numismatic of Philatelic Association : 31/888, Pattaikkarai, Palakkad - 678 014 6. Numismatic Society of India : B.H. University campus, Varanasi - 221 008, U.P. 7. Oriental Numismatic Society : 10, Vaibhav Building,203, Shivaji Nagar, Nagpur - 440 010. 8. 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. 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 2 ,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. In 1917 currency notes of Rs. 1, Re 2'/ 2

1971

(B), (C)

Aluminium

10 paise

7.567 to 735.090

1972, 73, 74 75, 76, 77, 11 79

1972

(B), (H)

Copper Nickel

25 paise

7.567 to 367.6

1973, 74, 75 76, 77, 78

1972

(B), (C)

Nickel Copper

50 paise

7.895 to 55.760 to 225.880 22.300 to .500 silver .3585 Asw 30.000 to .500.4823 02 Asw

1973, 74, 75 76, 77, 78

1972

(B), (C)

10 rupees

1973

1973

(B)

Silver

20 rupees

1974

(B)

Nickel Copper

10 rupees

0.12 to 25.31

1975,76,

77

78,79

1974

(B)

Silver

1975, 76, 77 78, 79

34.95000 50 rupees .500 silver .5618 02 Asw

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

1 Rupee 5627 Asw

(IX Asian Games)

1984

(B)

Copper Nickel

61.548

50 Paise

1984

(C)

1 Rupee

Silver .016 (Youth Year)

(M.H.S.N)

1985

(B)

5 Rupees

Copper 12.50 Nickel (Smt. Indira Gandhi)

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