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P1: 1 Rupee (1948)

Front

P1 One Rupee Pakistan 1948 British India Overprint

Same design as India P25c (1 Rupee). However, "Government of Pakistan" is inscribed in English and Urdu. Obverse of 1 Rupee silver coin of India (1940)

Back

P1 One Rupee Pakistan 1948 Reverse side

Reverse of the same silver coin. One rupee printed in seven languages.

Details

Dimensions: 101 x 63 mm
Security Thread: No
Watermark: King George VI
Issued on: 01 Apr 1948
Demonetized on: 01 Jan 1952
Printer: Indian Security Printing
Local Terminology: One Rupee Overprint

Varieties

  Signature Date Prefix
a. C.E Jones 01 Apr 1948 Q/37 to Q/99
R/2 to R/6
R/76 to R/99
S/1 to S/55

Gallery

one rupee serial 000001 gifted to Quaid e Azam by Ministry of Finance
This note was presented to Quaid e Azam by Ministry of Finance on 1 April 1948. Perforation on front (PAID-1-4-48). Picture taken from the book "Mazaar Bazaar" by Saima Zaidi - Published by Oxford University Press.
P1 Specimen one rupee
Specimen of the same note with red overprint "SPECIMEN", Prefix 0/00 and serial number 000000. Picture source is a USA based auction catalog.

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