Information:
| Reference | P#17 |
| Country | India, British |
| Period | India, British, Rupee |
| Currency | Rupees |
| Denomination | 2 Rupees |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Issuing bank | Reserve Bank of India |
| Year | 1937-1949 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes on 27.10.1957 |
| Size (WxH) | 100x60 mm |
Obverse:
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Latin
Obverse textRESERVE BANK OF INDIA
GUARANTEED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
I PROMISE TO PAY THE
BEARER ON DEMAND
THE SUM OF
TWO
2
RUPEES
AT ANY OFFICE OF ISSUE
FOR THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
(SIGNATURE)
GOVERNOR
TWO
RUPEES
Obverse symbolMachine made white paper with watermark profile.
Portrait of King George VI to right.
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Reverse:
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Latin
Reverse textRESERVE BANK
OF INDIA
TWO
RUPEES
TWO RUPEES
RUPEES TWO
Reverse symbolTwo Rupee – Multilingual Representation
(7 Indian Languages – excluding English)
• Bengali: দুই টাকা
• Hindi: एक रुपया
• Gujarati: બે રૂપિયા
• Oriya (Odia): ଦୁଇ ଟଙ୍କା
• Tamil: இரண்டு ரூபாய்
• Telugu: రెండు రూపాయలు
• Urdu: دو روپیہ
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Varieties:
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| ND (1937) | Signature Sir J. B. Taylor. | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| ND (1943) | Signature Sir C. D. Deshmukh, Serial number in black. | - | $22,00 | $42,00 | - | - | $180,00 | ||
| ND (1949) | Signature Sir C. D. Deshmukh, Serial number in red. | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||