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Obverse Description
Language panel; peacock; ornate wheel; lion capital of Ashoka pillar; RBI seal with tiger and palm tree
Reverse Description
Aryabhata satellite orbiting earth
Catalog Information
GSID:
111299
Variety:
Letter: B Prefix A - W
BNB #:
B256g2
Pick #:
P79i
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Bank Note Value History
Letter: B Prefix A - W
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Banknote Book (CPG) Values
No date Sig 1: Taylor Prefix A Intro: 03 03 1943
Worth: $10 – $150
Sig 2: Deshmukh Black s/n Prefix B - H
Worth: $10 – $160
Red s/n Prefix H Intro: 00 05 1949
Worth: $70 – $1,100
No date Sig 1: Taylor Prefix A - J Intro: 00 01 1938
Worth: $9 – $140
Sig 2: Deshmukh Prefix K - R Intro: 02 06 1944
Worth: $9 – $140
No date Sig 1: Taylor Prefix A - H Intro: 00 02 1938
Worth: $10 – $170
Sig 2: Deshmukh Prefix H, J Intro: 29 02 1944
Worth: $25 – $400
No date Sig 1: Taylor Wmk: King George VI in profile facing side Black s/n BOMBAY ovpt Prefix A Intro: 00 03 1938
Worth: $300 – $1,400
CALCUTTA ovpt
Worth: $90 – $625
CAWNPORE ovpt
Worth: $850 – $2,300
KARACHI ovpt
Worth: $500 – $500
LAHORE ovpt
MADRAS ovpt
Worth: $325 – $725
Sig 2: Deshmukh BOMBAY ovpt Prefix A, B Intro: 05 05 1944
Worth: $250 – $750
CALCUTTA ovpt
Worth: $275 – $925
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