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Obverse Description
English text; King George V; guilloche
Reverse Description
Crowned GRI (Georgius Rex Imperator) monogram; language panel; denomination in circle
Catalog Information
GSID:
110955
Variety:
Prefix M (Madras)
BNB #:
B136a7
Pick #:
P2
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Bank Note Value History
Prefix M (Madras)
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Prefix M (Madras)
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Calcutta No ovpt; no perf 26 March 1858 Fantasy sig s/n range A/A 00000 - A/A 00003
Bombay 8 June 1863 - 14 June 1964 Sig Ballard Prefix C/##
Worth: $42,000 – $42,000
Calcutta 9 May 1862 Sig Hyde Prefix A/19
Calcutta with Allahabad ovpt Sig Hyde/Clerdin Prefix A/##
Calcutta with Lahore ovpt Sig Hyde/Berkeley Prefix A/##
Bombay with Kurrachee ovpt 10 June 1864 Sig Lambert/Ballard Prefix C/##
Calcutta 15 May 1862 Sig Hyde Prefix A/##
Calcutta with Allahabad ovpt Sig Hyde/Clerdin Prefix A/##
Calcutta with Lahore ovpt Sig Hyde/Berkeley Prefix A/##
Madras Sig Wilson Prefix B/##
Calcutta 13 July 1861 Sig Hyde Prefix A/##
Bombay Sig Ballard Prefix C/##
Calcutta 5 May 1864 Sig Cline/Hyde Prefix A/##
Calcutta with Lahore ovpt Sig Hyde/Bekeley Prefix E/##
Calcutta with Nagpore ovpt Sig Hyde/Sterndales Prefix A/##
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