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P5: 5 Rupee (1948)

Front

P5 Five Rupee Pakistan 1948 Ghulam Muhammad

Crescent moon and star, Guilloche patterns

Back

P5 Five Rupee Pakistan 1948 Ghulam Muhammad reverse side

Guilloche patterns, Five (5) printed in Urdu and English

Details

Dimensions: 128 x 72 mm
Security Thread: No
Watermark: None
Issued on: 01 Apr 1948
Demonetized on: unknown
Printer: Thomas Delarue (TDLR)
Local Terminology: Five Rupee Ghulam Muhammad

Varieties

  Signature Date Prefix
a. Ghulam Muhammad 01 Apr 1948 Without Prefix
A to Z
AA to FS

Gallery

Five Rupee serial 000002 (without prefix) and CANCELLED perforation is said to be given to Liaquat Ali Khan (Then Prime Minister of Pakistan). Image source: a UK based auction catalog
Five Rupee serial 000002 (without prefix) and CANCELLED perforation is said to be given to Liaquat Ali Khan (Then Prime Minister of Pakistan). Image source: A UK based auction catalog
5 Rupee Ghulam Muhammad without prefix and serial number
No Prefix, no serial numbers. Most probably an error note instead of a specimen. Similar notes are seen in 10 rupee of the same issue. Image source: Personal collection of a collector.

Specimen with TDLR cancellation stamp in black
Specimen with and oval TDLR cancellation stamp in black and specimen number on bottom left.
Specimen with overprint in RED
Specimen with diagonal red overprint "SPECIMEN"