50 Rupees

Features

Issuer	India
Ruling authority	Republic (1950-date)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Years	1977-2003
Value	50 Rupees 50 INR = USD 0.59
Currency	Rupee (decimalized, 1957-date)
Composition	Paper
Size	148 × 72 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Number	N# 202324
References	P# 84 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (5 volumes).

Obverse

India's seal on the right side. The number 50 is located slightly to the right from the middle. Serial number in top right and bottom left.

Lettering:
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
GUARANTEED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
I PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF FIFTY RUPEES
50
GOVERNOR

Reverse

A picture of the Delhi Parliament House.

Lettering: FIFTY RUPEES

Watermark

Signatures

I. G. Patel (IGP)	Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
Manmohan Singh (MS)	Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
R. N. Malhotra (RNM)	Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
S. Venkitaramanan (SV)	Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
C. Rangarajan (CR)	Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
Bimal Jalan (BJ)	Governor of the Reserve Bank of India

Comments

This variety has more of an orange underprint not present in P#83.

Uncirculated notes issued in stapled bundles.

Plate letter, if present, appears behind serial number.

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Date	Signatures	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
ND (1977-1982)	IGP						$ 1.70	P#84a	8%
ND (1982-1985)	MS						$ 5.00	P#84b	5%
ND (1985-1990)	RNM	$ 0.80	$ 0.80	$ 0.80	$ 0.84	$ 1.00	$ 1.10	P#84c	26%
ND (1985-1990)	RNM		$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	P#84d Letter A	17%
ND (1985-1990)	RNM						$ 1.00	P#84e Letter B	10%
ND (1990-1992)	SV		$ 0.89					P#84 g Lettet B	7%
ND (1990-1992)	SV				$ 1.40	$ 1.40	$ 1.40	P#84f Letter A	19%
ND (1992-1997)	CR			$ 0.62			$ 1.10	P#84h Letter A	9%
ND (1992-1997)	CR		$ 0.65	$ 0.74			$ 1.10	P#84i Letter B	17%
ND (1992-1997)	CR			$ 0.63			$ 1.90	P#84j Letter C	24%
ND (1997-2003)	BJ		$ 0.67				$ 1.20	P#84k Letter B	15%
ND (1997-2003)	BJ							P#84l Letter C	4%

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