1 Rupee

1 Rupee - obverse1 Rupee - reverse

© hex7ech (CC BY-NC)

Features

Issuer India
Period Republic (1950-date)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1981
Value 1 Rupee
1 INR = USD 0.012
Currency Rupee (decimalized, 1957-date)
Composition Paper
Size 96 × 63 mm
Shape Rectangular
Number
N#
203835
References P# 78
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Blue, Brown, Pink, Deep purple, and multicolored encroaching the edges with circular and colored watermark window. Serial numbers to the right, below bilingual signatories. Numerical 1 in the center is replaced by designer one rupee in Hindi with a dark floral background.

Lettering:
1
भारत सरकार
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
एक रुपया
ONE RUPEE

Translation:
Government of India
One Rupee

Reverse

Scalloped rupee design. 'Sagar Samrat' offshore oil rig on the back.

Lettering:
भारत सरकार
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
एक रुपया
ONE RUPEE

Translation:
Government of India
One Rupee

Signatures

R. N. Malhotra (RNM¹) Finance Secretary
M. Narasimham (MN²) Finance Secretary

Comments

No plate letter behind serial number.

Round coin dated 1981 on reverse.

Uncirculated notes issued in stapled bundles.

See also

Manage my collection

Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection.

Date Signatures VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1981  RNM¹ $ 0.22 $ 0.23 $ 0.40 $ 0.50 $ 0.50 78% P#78a, prefix A, B, C, E, H
1981  MN² $ 0.08 $ 0.63 37% P#78b, Signature M. Narsimham

Values in the table above are expressed in USD. They are based on evaluations by Numista users and sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only; they are not intended to be relied upon for buying, selling or exchanging. Numista does not buy or sell coins or banknotes.

Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this banknote. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.

Get this banknote

Members from this site want to exchange it: Amit Kher, RomanKogan, praveen prasad, Alexius73, azhardanish, robert15ryba, aniruddha234, Ranjeet Rawat, Avinash Shrotriya, Akshaypraj, junaid1142d, Flavius_vg, sushil.pardeshi, Pratheek, ghuwalewala, Avraham Cohen, abhinawal, Suraj!Das, dreguzzi, Satàn666, drkunalpan, Ivan Artamonov

Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×21)
Country: India
Languages: English Hindi Punjabi
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×580)
Country: Israel
Languages: English Estonian Hebrew Russian
Feedback: none
Country: India
Languages: English
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×65)
Country: Italy
Languages: English German Italian
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×329)
Country: India
Languages: English Hindi
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×18)
Country: Poland
Languages: English Polish
Feedback: none
Country: India
Languages: English Hindi
Feedback: none
Country: India
Languages: English
Feedback: none
Country: India
Languages: English Hindi
Feedback: none
Country: India
Languages: English Hindi
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×19)
Country: India
Languages: English Hindi Tamil Urdu
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×87)
Country: Romania
Languages: English Romanian
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×24)
Country: India
Languages: English Hindi
Feedback: none
Country: Germany
Languages: English Hindi Kannada
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×90)
Country: India
Languages: English Hindi
Feedback: none
Country: Israel
Languages: English Spanish French Hebrew
Feedback: none
Country: India
Languages: English Hindi
Feedback: none
Country: India
Languages: English
Feedback: none
Country: Belgium
Languages: English
Feedback: none
Country: India
Languages: English Hindi Punjabi
Feedback: none
Country: India
Languages: English Bengali Hindi
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×102)
Country: Russia
Languages: English Russian

» See the details of the banknotes available for swap

Numista Rarity index: 23 Search tips
This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.

Contribute to the catalogue

Modify or add data on this page
Register a past auction sale
Register an example of this type
Duplicate this page
Share: Facebook X (Twitter)