Information:
| Reference | P#15 |
| Country | India, British |
| Period | India, British, Rupee |
| Currency | Rupees |
| Denomination | 5 Rupees |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Ruler | George V (1910-1936) |
| Year | 1933-1934 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes on 01.06.1941 |
| Size (WxH) | 126x72 mm |
Obverse:
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Obverse textGOVERNMENT OF INDIA
I PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER
ON DEMAND THE SUM OF
FIVE RUPEES
AT ANY OFFICE OF ISSUE
Obverse symbol- Portrait of King George V in right window in an oval frame with 'FIVE RUPEES' in an octagonal frame below the portrait
- '5 RUPEES' in top left and '5' on top right and bottom left
- Signature panel on bottom centre with microlettering of '5' in a floral pattern inside signature panel
- Relief under print of ' Rs FIVE Rs' under the signature
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Reverse:
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Reverse symbol- ' GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 5 RUPEES' - watermark window
- Security pattern with text, ' GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 5 RUPEES' in concentric circle in language panel
- See image
Five Rupees – Multilingual Representation
(8 Indian Languages – excluding English)
• Urdu: پانچ روپیہ
• Hindi: पाँच रुपये
• Bengali: পাঁচ টাকা
• Burmese (Myanmar): ငွေငါးကျပ်
• Telugu: ఐదు రూపాయలు
• Tamil: ஐந்து ரூபாய்
• Kannada: ಐದು ರೂಪಾಯಿ
• Gujarati: પાંચ રૂપિયા
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Varieties:
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| ND (1933) | P80 Prefix (Thin Paper) | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| ND (1934) | P99, Q Prefix (Thick Paper) | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| ND (1934) | Q, R, S, T Prefix (Thick Paper) | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||