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 Head of Government, PM:
  Dr. Manmoham Singh
22.5.2004 - Present  Bio
Chief of State, President:
Pratibha Patil
25.7.2007 - Present

INDIA BANKNOTES, 1800 - PRESENT
  PAGE CATALOG
NUMBERS		 DENOMINATIONS DATES ISSUING AUTHORITY

PRIVATE BANKS, 1800-1904
  S5 J.1.1.1 - J.1.1.4,
 P.S5 - P.S8		 5 - 500 Star Pagodas,
17.5 - 1750 Arcot Rupees		 1800-66 Asiatic Bank
  S20 P.S20 - P.S95 100 Sicca Rupees/ Gold Mohur - 1,000 Rupees 1812-58 Bank of Bengal
S100 P.S100 - P.S117 10 - 1,000 Rupees 1846-66 Bank of Bombay
  S120 P.S120 - P.S137 4 - 1,000 Sicca Rupees 1823 - 61 Bank of Hindostan
  S140 P.S140 - P.S153 10 - 3,000 Rupees 1845-60 Bank of Madras
Images Needed S154 P.S154 5 Rupees 1844 Bank of Western India
Images Needed S155 P.S155 - P.S160 5 - 5,000 Sicca Rupees 1824-25 Calcutta Bank
  S166 P.S166 - P.S171 10 - 16 Sicca Rupees 1820's Commercial Bank
Images Needed S175 P.S175 10 Rupees 1845 Commercial Bank of India
Images Needed S180 P.S180 5 Sicca Rupees 1800's Hindostan Bank
  S185 P.S185 - P.S186 2 Star Pagodas/7 Rupees
-  5 Rupees		 1816-22 Madras Government Bank
  S190 P.S190 - P.S193 5 - 1,000 Rupees 1848 Oriental Bank
  N500 P.UNL, N.500 1 Rupee Ca.1904 Salem District Urban Bank, Ltd.
Images Needed S195 P.S195 - P.S198 5 - 250 Rupees 1841-47 Union Bank

PRINCELY STATES, 1876-1953
Images Needed SAA ? ? ? Alwar State
S201 P.S201 1 Paisa WWII Ambliara State
SA ASA.1 - ASA.6 2 - 8 Annas 1930's Assam State
S202 P.S202 1 Anna WWII Bajana State
S206 P.S206 - P.S209 1/4 - 4 Annas WWII Balwan, Kotah State
SA1 KJ.4.1 1 Pice WWII? Bamra State
SA2 P.UNL PROOF 1938 Baroda, Gujurat State
SAA2 ? ? ? Bharatpur State
S211 P.S211 - P.S214 1 Pice - 4 Annas WWII Bikaner State
S221 P.S221 - P.S224 3 Pies - 4 Annas WWII Bundi State
S226 P.S226 - P.S227 1 - 2 Paisa WWII Chuda State
SA3 J.10.1 2 Annas ? Dewas State
S231 P.S231 - P.S233 1 Pice - 1 Anna WWII Dhar State
S236 P.S236 - P.S244 20 - 500 Rupees 1918 Dhrangadhra State
SAA3 P.UNL, KJ.13.1 1 Paisa WWII Dhrol State
F1 P.UNL 1 Pice 1980's Dinajpur (FANTASY)
Images Needed S251 J.14.1 - J.14.5,
P.S251 - P.UNL		 1 Paisa - 2 Annas WWII Gondal State
S261 P.S261 - P.S275 1 - 1,000 Rupees 1915-45 Hyderabad State
S282 P.S282 - P.UNL 1 - 2 Annas WWII Indergadh State
SA4 P.UNL 5 - 100 Rupees 1950 Jaipur - Nehru Commemorative
  S301 P.S301 - P.S305
 P.UNL		 1/4 - 2 Annas Cash Coupons,
Revenue Court Fee Stamps		 WWII
?		 Jaisalmir State
S311 P.S311 - P.S317 1 - 100 Rupees 1876 Jammu & Kashmir
S321 P.S321 - P.S322 1 Pice - 1 Anna WWII Jasdan State
S332 P.UNL - P.S334 1 Paisa - 1 Anna WWII Junagadh State
SA10 P.UNL, KJ.20.1 1 Anna WWII Kalat State
SA11 KJ.22.1 1 Anna WWII Kairpur State(Pakistan)
Images Needed S341 P.S341 - P.S344 25 - 500 Koris 1946 Kutch State
Images Needed S354 P.S354 1 Anna WWII Mangrol State
S361 P.UNL - P.S361 1 Paiso WWII Mengani State
SA12 ? ? ? Morvi State
S371 P.S371 - P.SUNL 1 Paisa - 4 Annas WWII Muli State
SA13 ? ? ? Mysore State
S391 P.S391 - P.S394 2 Pice - 4 Annas WWII Navangar State
S401 P.S401 - P.S405 1 Paisa - 8 Annas WWII Nawalgarh State
  S411 P.S411 - P.S420 1 Paisa - 8 Annas,
Court Fee Revenue Stamp		 WWII Palitana State
SA14 P.UNL, KJ.30.1 1 Pice WWII Porbandar State
Images Needed S421 P.S421 - P.S423 1 Pice - 1 Anna WWII Rajkot State
F2 P.UNL 1 Anna 1980's Ramagarh Raj(FANTASY)
S431 P.S431a - P.S431b 1 Anna WWII Sailana State
S435 P.S435 1 Paisa WWII Sayala State
Images Needed S441 P.S441 - P.S443 1 - 4 Annas 1942-43 Sitamau State
S451 P.S451 - P.S456 1 Pice - 1 Anna 1943 Tonk State
S461 P.S461 -P.S462 1 - 2 Annas WWI Vithalgadh State

HUNDIS, 1858-1958
  H2 A.H2.1 - A.H44.1 2 Annas - 12 Rupees 1881-1901 British & Republic of India
  SH1 P.UNL 2 Annas   Alwar State Hundis
working it         Bikaner State
working it Tonk State
Images Needed SH SH.1 SH.2.8 Various 1886-1947 Princely State Hundis
  K1 KH.1 - KH.5 5 - 100 Rupees 1955-58 All India Khadi Hundis &
Village Industries Khadi Hundis

BRITISH ADMINISTRATION

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, 1858 - 1947
A1 P.A1 - P.UNL 10 - 100 Rupees 1858-64 Government of India
A2 P.A2 - P.A5 5 Rupees 1871-1915 Government of India
A6 P.A6 5 Rupees 1919-24 Government of India
A7 P.A7 - P.A9 10 Rupees 1872-1906 Government of India
A10 P.A10 10 Rupees 1910-20 Government of India
A11 P.A11 - P.A20 20 - 10,000 Rupees 1899-1927 Government of India
1 P.1 - P.13 1 - 10,000 Rupees 1917-28 Government of India
14 P.14 - P.16 1 - 10 Rupees 1928-35 Government of India
17 P.17 - P.25 2 - 1,000 Rupees 1937-43 Reserve Bank of India,
Government of India

REPUBLIC OF INDIA
  27 P.27 - P.36 2 - 5 Rupees 1949-67 Reserve Bank of India
  37 P.37 - P.45 10 - 100 Rupees 1943-67 Reserve Bank of India
  46 P.46 - P.50A 1,000 - 10,000 Rupees 1949 - 70 Reserve Bank of India
51 P.51 - P.53f 2  Rupees 1962-75 Reserve Bank of India
54 P.54 - P.65 5 - 1,000 Rupees 1962 - 97 Reserve Bank of India
66 P.66 - P.74 1 - 100 Rupees 1967 - 94 Government of India
Reserve Bank of India
  75 P.75 - P.78 1 Rupee 1957 - 94 Government of India
  79 P.79 2 Rupees 1976 - 97 Reserve Bank of India
  80 P.80 5 Rupees 1970 - 97 Reserve Bank of India
  81 P.81 10 Rupees 1970 - 90 Reserve Bank of India
  82 P.82 - P.84 20 - 50 Rupees 1970 - 98 Reserve Bank of India
  85 P.85- P.88 10 - 500 Rupees 1970 - 98 Reserve Bank of India
  88A P.88A - P.New 5 - 1,000 Rupees 1997-2007 Reserve Bank of India
  R1 P.R1 - P.R6 1 - 100 Rupees 1950's-60's Reserve Bank of India
Persian Gulf & Haj Issues

PRISONER OF WAR CAMP ISSUES (POW)
Images Needed W1 C.5051 - C.5060 0.25 - 8 Rupees WWII POW Camp - Ahmednagar
W2 C.5075 - C.5090 1 Anna - 10 Rupees WWII POW Camp - Bangalore
W3 C.5091 - C.5106 1 Anna - 10 Rupees WWII POW Camp - Bhopal
Images Needed W4 C.5123 - C.5138 1 Anna - 10 Rupees WWII POW Camp - Bikaner
W5 C.5182 - C.5198 1 Anna - 10 Rupees WWII Central Internment Camp
W6 C.5150 - C.5165 1 Anna - 10 Rupees WWII POW Camp - Clement Town
W7 C.5220 - C.5235 1 Anna - 10 Rupees WWII Japanese Delhi Camp
Images Needed W8 C.5251 - C.5266 1 Anna - 10 Rupees WWII POW Camp - Deoli
W9 C.5283 - C.5298 1 Anna - 10 Rupees WWII POW Camp - Ramgarh
W10 C.5315 - C.5330 1 Anna - 10 Rupees WWII POW Camp - Yol

AZAD HIND (FREE INDIA) ISSUES
Z1 SB.101-111 5 - 500 WWII Azad Hind Bank

BOND & STOCK ISSUES
D1 P.UNL 500 Shares,
100 Rupees		 1816,
1891		 Bank of Bengal,
Circle India Stock Co.

UNIDENTIFIED NOTE ISSUES
U1 P.UNL 5 ? ?

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INDIAL PAPER MONEY by Kishore Jhunjhunwalla

The Standard Reference Guide
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 INDIAN PAPER MONEY
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Kishore Jhunjhunwalla
© 2000

ISBN 81-901068-1-3

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We gratefully acknowledge Stephen Prior and Don Cleveland for submitting images used in this section.

We gratefully acknowledge Percy Phiroze Siganporia for submitting images and information used in this section.



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