British India 100 Rupee Note 1927 King George V
The 100-rupees, George V in profile (171 x 115 mm) banknote was released in 1927. This violet and green banknote does not display the name of banknote issuer’s name government of india. Watermark for this note are the profile portrait of King George V to right, and govt/of/india in three lines, and ornamented rectangle around. The portrait of King George V is shown inside the oval panel on the right. The serial numbers appear at two places, lower left and upper right, next to the numeral value of the banknote. In the center, the statement “I promise to pay the bearer the sum of” appears above the word denominations of the note, one hundred rupees in large type, are printed, and “on demand at any office issue” appears underneath it. The banknote issuing the circle’s name (Bombay) in large or small capital letters, is overprinted at top center in green or black ink. The signature of J. B. Taylor appears at the bottom right. H. Denning signed on prefix code S. J. B. Taylor signed on prefix code S and T. (Prefix code T are universalized and printed on a thinner paper). J. W. Kelly signed on prefix code T. T 32, 41 and 47 were overprinted for use in Burma.
On reverse the denomination of the note in seven different languages (Hindi, Bengali, Burmese, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, and Gujarati), are printed at the center. The Burmese script is placed on the third line. The oval shaped panels which are written denomination of the note appear as window watermarks on both left and right side of the note. The numeral value of banknote is printed at the bottom right, and the monetary unit is at the bottom left.
Watermark Type 1: Rectangle wavy lines within border. Profile portrait of George V facing right and GOVT OF in two lines, INDIA bold in one line.
Watermark Type 2: Profile portrait of George V facing right and GOVT OF in two lines, INDIA bold in one line.
Paper: White, handmade; moulded. Initially printed in England with circle of isssue in black and subsequently at Nasik with circle of issue in green.
Microlettering: Micro pattern with 100 within a decorative square in both windows on reverse.
These banknotes were printed in England on white, hand-moulded paper, and released in February 1927.
British India Notes
Portrait series - King George V notes (1917-1932)