Banknotes of British India 5 Rupee Note 1943 King George VI Facing Front, Reserve Bank of India
Obverse: RESERVE BANK OF INDIA below GUARANTEED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT. Facing portrait of King George VI wearing the Imperial Crown and the robes of Star of India in right window, FIVE RUPEES below watermark window. FIVE RUPEES in Central Denomination Panel. Serial number in lower centre. 5 in top corners. Signed by GOVERNOR FOR THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA. Relief underprint of images of fruits and vegetables below promise text. Signature C. D. Deshmukh.
Reverse: RESERVE BANK OF INDIA on top, language panel in centre. Three Indian black bucks or Antelopes in central panel. Reserve Bank of India logo within left vertical panel. Rs 5 in right vertical panel. Rs – the short-form of Rupees used for the first time in reverse.
Paper: Machine made, white; embedded metallic thread or ‘security thread’ as a security feature.
Watermark: Facing portrait of King George VI. In Centre, FIVE RUPEES / RESERVE BANK OF INDIA in four lines.
Date of issue: Issued in September 1944; Withdrawn from circulation on 27th October 1957.
British India Notes - Reserve Bank of India
Portrait series (ND 1943) King George VI Facing Front
5 Rupees 10 Rupees