Government Issue, 1 rupee, ND (1917-), serial number D/70 674991, black and white, value in pale pink guilloche at centre, George V on 1 rupee coin top left, Gubbay signature (Pick 1g, Jhunjhunwalla 1.1A), uncirculated and scarce, a lovely example £350-450
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Government Issue, 1 rupee, ND (1917), serial number H/25 845337, black and white, pale pink central guilloche, 1 rupee coin of George V top left, Gubbay signature (Pick 1g, Jhunjhunwala 1.1B), pinhole at left, otherwise uncirculated, scarce £500-550
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Government Issue, 1 rupee, ND (1917-), serial number P/92 914103, black and white, value in pale pink guilloche at centre, George V on 1 rupee coin top left, McWatters signature (Pick 1b, Jhunjhunwalla 1.2B), rayed star without rectangle watermark, lightly pressed, corner crease otherwise good very fine, scarce £300-400
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Government Issue, 1 rupee, ND (1917-), serial number S/20 367351, black and white, value in pale pink guilloche at centre, George V on 1 rupee coin top left, McWatters signature (Pick 1b, Jhunjhunwalla 1.2B), good very fine, rayed star without rectangle, scarce £220-280
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Government Issue, 1 rupee, ND (1917-), serial number S/54 616630, black and white, value in pale pink guilloche at centre, George V on 1 rupee coin top left, Denning signature (Pick 1c, Jhunjnunwalla 1.3), rayed star not in rectangle watermark thus rare, very fine £550-600
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Government Issue, 1 rupee, ND (1917-), serial number Y/97 445765, black and white, value in pale pink guilloche at centre, George V on 1 rupee coin top left, McWatters signature (Pick 1e, Jhunjhunwalla 1.2A), rayed star within rectangle, rust hole on counterfoil, note uncirculated, scarce £350-400
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Government Issue, 1 rupee (3), ND (1917-), serial numbers Y/48 335211/212/213, black and white, value in pale pink guilloche at centre, George V on 1 rupee coin top left, McWatters signature (Pick 1e, Jhunjhunwalla 1.2A), rayed star within rectangle, good extremely fine and a rare consecutive trio of notes (3) £650-700
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Government Issue, 5 rupees, ND (1925), serial number H/10 022459, brown, green, orange and white, crowned head of George V at right, value top left, Denning signature, reverse brown, green, orange and white (Pick 4a, Jhunjhunwalla 4.1A), corner fold top right otherwise about uncirculated thus rare £450-500
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Government Issue, 5 rupees, ND (1925), serial number H/85 423334, brown, green, orange and white, crowned head of George V at right, value top left, Denning signature, reverse brown, green, orange and white (Pick 4a, Jhunjhunwalla 4.1A), lightly pressed, a pleasing and original extremely fine, scarce £300-400
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Government Issue, 10 rupees, ND (1923), serial number F/85 469506, pale green and brown and white, crowned head of George V top right, value at centre, Denning signature, reverse pale blue-green and white, value low left and right (Pick 6, Jhunjhunwalla 6A.2), fresh and original, good extremely fine thus rare £800-1,000
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Government Issue, 10 rupees, ND (1925), serial number K/33 741909, blue and white and lilac, crowned head of George V top right, Taylor signature, reverse blue, value (Pick 7b, Jhunjhunwalla 7.2), lightly pressed, slight mark low left margin otherwise fresh and original, no spindle holes, almost uncirculated thus rare £300-350
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Government Issue, 10 rupees, ND (1925), serial number K/53 909487, blue and white and lilac, crowned head of George V top right, Taylor signature, reverse blue, value (Pick 7b, Jhunjhunwalla 7.2), fresh, good extremely fine and rare £200-250
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Government Issue, 10 rupees, ND (1925), serial number K/73 611854, blue and white and lilac, crowned head of George V top right, Taylor signature, reverse blue, value (Pick 7b, Jhunjhunwalla 7.20, fresh, almost uncirculated, rare £300-350
A Selection of Rare George V 50 Rupees ND (1930) |
Government Issue, 50 rupees, Bombay, ND (1930), serial number V/8 964144, lilac and green, crowned head of George V at right, value at centre and at each corner, Taylor signature, reverse lilac and white, value at centre (Pick 9b, Jhunjhunwalla 9.2A), a fresh and original extremely fine and a lovely example, very rare £9,000-11,000
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Government Issue, 50 rupees, Bombay, ND (1930), serial number V/8 985498, lilac and green, crowned head of George V at right, value at centre and at each corner, Taylor signature, reverse lilac and white, value at centre (Pick 9b, Jhunjhunwalla 9.2A), a pleasing solid and original good very fine and rare £5,500-6,500
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Government Issue, 50 rupees, Calcutta, ND (1930), serial number V/4 000023, lilac and green, crowned head of George V at right, value at centre and at each corner, Denning signature, reverse lilac and white, value at centre (Pick 9c, Jhunjhunwalla 9.1B), handstamped CANCELLED for use as a specimen, a fresh and original example, extremely fine and extremely rare, a lovely example of this classic Indian rarity £14,500-16,500
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Government Issue, 50 rupees, Calcutta, ND (1930), serial number V/4 353081, lilac and green, crowned head of George V at right, value at centre and at each corner, Taylor signature, reverse lilac and white, value at centre (Pick 9d, Jhunjhunwalla 9.2B), a lovely original note, slight toning otherwise good extremely fine thus extremely rare £12,000-14,000
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Government Issue, 50 rupees, Calcutta, ND (1930), serial number V/4 374185, lilac and green, crowned head of George V at right, value at centre and at each corner, Taylor signature, reverse lilac and white, value at centre (Pick 9d, Jhunjhunwalla 9.2B), lightly pressed, some staining, almost very fine and rare £3,500-4,000
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Government Issue, 50 rupees, Cawnpore, ND (1930), serial number V/7 229854, lilac and green, crowned head of George V at right, value at centre and at each corner, Taylor signature, reverse lilac and white, value at centre (Pick 9e, Jhunjhunwalla 9.2C), small split at left edge otherwise an original example, almost extremely fine and an extremely rare branch of issue £9,000-11,000
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Government Issue, 50 rupees, Madras, ND (1930), serial number V/1 563136, lilac and green, crowned head of George V at right, value at centre and at each corner, Taylor signature, reverse lilac and white, value at centre (Pick 9g, Jhunjhunwalla 9.2F), lightly pressed, numeral at left otherwise a presentable and original almost very fine, rare £4,500-5,500
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Government Issue, 50 rupees, Madras, ND (1930), serial number V/1 728597, lilac and green, crowned head of George V at right, value at centre and at each corner, Taylor signature, reverse lilac and white, value at centre (Pick 9g, Jhunjhunwalla 9.2F), VG to fine and rare £4,000-5,000
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Government Issue, 100 rupees Bombay, ND (1927), serial number S/63 710593, green, lilac and pale orange, George V at right, value at centre, low left and top right, Taylor signature, reverse lilac and green, text at centre (Pick 10b, Jhunjhunwalla 10.2A), slight foxing at right, small handstamp on reverse, pinhole at left and original fresh good very fine thus rare £1,800-2,200
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Government Issue, 100 rupees, Bombay, ND (1927), serial number S/63 911141, green, lilac and white, crowned head of George V at right, value at centre and at each corner, BOMBAY in small green print, Taylor signature, reverse lilac and green (Pick 10b, Jhunjhunwalla 10.2A), a solid and fresh extremely fine and rare in this grade £2,700-3,500
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Government Issue, 100 rupees, Bombay, ND (1927), serial number T/15 063572, green, lilac and white, crowned head of George V at right, value at centre and at each corner, BOMBAY in small black print, Taylor signature, reverse lilac and green (Pick 10b, Jhunjhunwalla 10.2B), lightly pressed, good very fine and rare £1,600-2,000
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Government Issue, 100 rupees, Calcutta, ND (1927), serial number T/19 792527, green, lilac and white, crowned head of George V at right, value at centre and at each corner, BOMBAY in small green print, Kelly signature, reverse lilac and green (Pick 10c, Jhunjhunwalla 10.3A), pressed, very fine £1,500-1,800
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Government Issue, 100 rupees, Calcutta, ND (1927), serial number S/1 000005, green, lilac and white, crowned head of George V at right, value at centre and at each corner, CALCUTTA in small black print, Denning signature, reverse lilac and green (Pick 10d, Jhunjhunwalla 10.1D), perforated SPECIMEN on an issued example for use as a specimen in the absence of regular specimens, a lovely fresh example, about uncirculated and very rare £7,000-8,000
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Government Issue, 100 rupees, Calcutta, ND (1927), serial number S/9 644611, green, lilac and white, crowned head of George V at right, value at centre and at each corner, CALCUTTA in small black print, Denning signature, reverse lilac and green (Pick 10d, Jhunjhunwalla 10.1D), extremely fine and rare in this grade £4,500-5,000
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Government Issue, 100 rupees, Calcutta, ND (1927), serial number T/2 228706, green, lilac and white, crowned head of George V at right, value at centre and at each corner, CALCUTTA in small green print, Taylor signature, reverse lilac and green (Pick 10g, Jhunjhunwalla 10.2D), lightly pressed otherwise extremely fine and rare in this grade £2,700-3,500
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Government Issue, 100 rupees, Cawnpore, ND (1927), serial number S/54 881077, green, lilac and white, crowned head of George V at right, value at centre and at each corner, CAWNPORE in small green print, Taylor signature, reverse lilac and green (Pick 10j, Jhunjhunwalla 10.2E), quite fresh, extremely fine and rare in this grade and for branch £3,200-3,600
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Government Issue, 100 rupees, Cawnpore, ND (1927), serial number T/27 502573, green, lilac and white, crowned head of George V at right, value at centre and at each corner, CAWNPORE in small green print, Kelly signature, reverse lilac and green (Pick 10k, Jhunjhunwalla 10.3C), lightly pressed, extremely fine and a rare branch especially in this grade £3,200-3,800
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Government Issue, 100 rupees, Lahore, ND (1927), serial number T/28 117598, green, lilac and white, crowned head of George V at right, value at centre and at each corner, LAHORE in small green print, Kelly signature, reverse lilac and green (Pick 10o, Jhunjhunwalla 10.3E), about very fine and a very rare branch, exceptional for type £1,800-2,200
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Government Issue, 100 rupees, Madras, ND (1927), serial number S/57 351431, green, lilac and white, crowned head of George V at right, value at centre and at each corner, MADRAS in large green print, Denning signature, reverse lilac and green (Pick 10p, Jhunjhunwalla 10.1M), slight scuffing on reverse otherwise quite a fresh very fine and rare £2,800-3,400
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Government Issue, 100 rupees Madras, ND (1927), serial number S/57 815609, green, lilac and pale orange, George V at right, value at centre, low left and top right, Dennis signature, reverse lilac and green, text at centre (Pick 10p, Jhunjhunwalla 10.1N), spindle hole at left, an original fresh good very fine thus rare £2,400-2,800
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Government Issue, 100 rupees Madras, ND (1927), serial number T/45 427656, green, lilac and pale orange, George V at right, value at centre, low left and top right, Kelly signature, reverse lilac and green, text at centre (Pick 10r, Jhunjhunwalla 10.3F), spindle hole at left, an original fresh good very fine thus rare £2,400-2,800
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Government Issue, 100 rupees Madras, ND (1927), serial number T/9 553773, green, lilac and pale orange, George V at right, value at centre, low left and top right, Taylor signature, reverse lilac and green, text at centre (Pick 10q, Jhunjhunwalla 10.2K), pinholes at left, an original fresh good very fine, rare £2,400-2,800
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Government Issue, 100 rupees, ND (1927-), serial number S/42 965064, green and lilac, George V top right, Denning signature, Rangoon in green at centre (Pick A8b), pinholes at left, good very fine and very rare £12,000-13,000
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Government Issue, 100 rupees, Rangoon, ND (1927), serial number T/25 695216, green, lilac and white, crowned head of George V at right, value at centre and at each corner, RANGOON in small green print, Kelly signature, reverse lilac and green (Pick A8f, Jhunjhunwalla 10.3G), very fine and a very rare Burma issue £4,000-5,000
A Rare Selection of 1000 Rupees of George V |
Government Issue, 1000 rupees, Bombay, ND (1931), serial number X/9 363013, purple and green, crowned head of George V at right, value low centre and at each corner, Kelly signature, profile of George V in watermark at left, reverse purple, plough team and landscape at centre, value in field (Pick unlisted for branch and signature combination, cf Pick 12 for similar, Jhunjhunwalla 11.2A), oval stamp on reverse otherwise almost extremely fine, original and rare £14,000-16,000
An Exceptional 1000 Rupees with Serial Number 2 |
Reserve Bank, 1000 rupees, Calcutta, ND (1931), serial number X/1 000002, purple and green, crowned head of George V at right, value low centre and at each corner, Kelly signature, profile of George V in watermark at left, reverse purple, plough team and landscape at centre, value in field (Pick 12c, Jhunjhunwalla 11.2B), handstamped CANCELLED and presumably for use as a specimen in the absence of true specimens, a superb low number and a classic Indian banknote 'special', almost extremely fine, fresh and original and a lovely note £14,500-16,500
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Government Issue, 1000 rupees, Calcutta, ND (1931), serial number X/1 288101, purple and multicoloured, George V at right, value low centre and at each corner, Taylor signature, reverse purple, plough team and landscape (Pick 12b, Jhunjhunwalla 11.1B), tidy annotation top left, pinholes at left, a pleasing good very fine, very rare £14,500-16,500
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Reserve Bank, 1000 rupees, Calcutta, ND (1931), serial number X/10 075262, purple and green, crowned head of George V at right, value low centre and at each corner, Kelly signature, profile of George V in watermark at left, reverse purple, plough team and landscape at centre, value in field (Pick 12c, Jhunjhunwalla 11.2B), small annotation at left, about extremely fine and rare £14,500-16,500
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Reserve Bank, 1000 rupees, Calcutta, ND (1931), serial number X/10 075263, purple and green, crowned head of George V at right, value low centre and at each corner, Kelly signature, profile of George V in watermark at left, reverse purple, plough team and landscape at centre, value in field (Pick 12c, Jhunjhunwalla 11.2B), a consecutive note to previous, fresh, almost extremely fine, rare £14,500-16,500
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Government Issue, 1 rupee (2), 1935 (1940), serial prefixes 01A and F/34, blue, green and orange, 1 rupee coin with portrait of George V top right, Kelly signature, reverse black and white (Pick 14a, 14b, Jhunjhunwalla 2.1B, 2.1A), uncirculated and almost uncirculated (2) £180-220
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Government Issue, 5 rupees, ND (1934), serial number R/29 060028, green, lilac and orange-brown, crowned bust of George V at right, value at centre and at left and right, Kelly signature, reverse brown, green and lilac, value at left (Pick 15b, Jhunjhunwalla 5.2), uncirculated thus scarce £350-450
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Government Issue, 5 rupees, ND (1934), serial number S/68 916096, green, lilac and orange-brown, crowned bust of George V at right, value at centre and at left and right, Kelly signature, reverse brown, green and lilac, value at left (Pick 15b, Jhunjhunwalla 5.2), good extremely fine and scarce £220-280
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Government Issue, 10 rupees, ND (1933), red serial number P/27 689286, blue, green and orange, George V at right, Kelly signature (Pick 16b, Jhunjhunwalla 8.1), extremely fine £160-200
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Government Issue, 10 rupees, ND (1933), red serial number R/22 795819, blue, green and orange, George V at right, Kelly signature (Pick 16b, Jhunjhunwalla 8.2), about uncirculated, fresh, scarce £270-320
George VI |
Government Issue, 1 rupee (100), ND (1944), black serial number C/33 635001-635100, blue-green, head of George VI top right, value at centre, Jones signature (Pick 25a, Jhunjhunwalla 1.1A), spindle hole at left, about uncirculated and rare as a consecutive bundle (100) £2,000-2,500
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Government Issue, 1 rupee, ND (1947), red serial number D/92 898444, blue-green, value at centre, head of George VI top right, Jones signature (Pick 25b, Jhunjhunwalla 1.1D), almost uncirculated and a rare variety £600-700
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Government Issue, 1 rupee, ND (1947), red serial number D/96 143924, blue-green, value at centre, head of George VI top right, Jones signature (Pick 25b, Jhunjhunwalla 1.1D), almost very fine, a scarce variety £250-300
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