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British India 10 Rupee Note 1943 King George VI

India Banknotes 10 Rupee Note 1943 King George VI
India paper money 10 Rupee Note 1943 Reserve Bank of India
Banknotes of British India 10 Rupee Note 1943 King George VI Facing Front, Reserve Bank of India

Obverse: RESERVE BANK OF INDIA in centre and GUARANTEED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT below it. Facing portrait of King George VI wearing the Imperial Crown and the robes of Star of India in right window, serial number in green below portrait. 10 in top corners. TEN RUPEES in Central Denomination Panel. RUPEES overwritten on ‘10’ on either side below promise text. Rs. 10 in lower middle. Signed by GOVERNOR FOR THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA in lower left. Embedded metallic thread or ‘security thread’ as a security feature introduced.
Reverse: RESERVE BANK OF INDIA on top, language panel in left window. Sail boat or dhow in central panel. Reserve Bank of India logo in lower centre. RUPEES TEN below language panel, TEN RUPEES below watermark window. 10 on top corners. Palm trees on either end of windows.
Paper: Printed on white, machine made paper.
Watermark: Facing portrait of King George VI. TEN RUPEES / RESERVE BANK OF INDIA TEN RUPEES in five lines.
Date of issue: Issued on 5th October 1944. Withdrawn from circulation on 27th October 1957.
The longest surviving motif of the Sailboat on reverse used in Rupees Ten for over 40 years.

British India Notes - Reserve Bank of India
Portrait series (ND 1943) King George VI Facing Front 

5 Rupees    10 Rupees