A-41 1 Rupee 1980 Big coin series A Inset R.N. Malhotra

A-41

Signature: R.N. Malhotra

Pick Numbers: P77y B158r1 RR-6.1.8.2 A
Colour: Violet

Size: 97 X 63 mm

Year: 1980

Inset: A

Language Panel: 13 regional text values - Assamese, Bangla, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu. 

Obverse: 'GOVERNMENT OF INDIA'/भारत' in 2 lines at the top centre. Large '1/एक रुपया/ONE RUPEE' in Hindi and English value text below it. Ashoka Pillar on the obverse of one rupee coin with left 'भारत' (in Hindi) and right 'INDIA'. Vertical '1' in the top corners. Signed by 'Secretary, Ministry of Finance' in English. The black serial number on the bottom left. Relief underprint of 'एक रुपया' (in Hindi) beneath Serial number and 'ONE RUPEE' in English beneath Signature. Large inset letter 'A' on the bottom left.

Reverse: 'भारत' (in Hindi) above and 'GOVERNMENT OF INDIA' below on top centre. 'रुपया/1/RUPEE/1980' below it on a coin. 'एक रुपया' (in Hindi) below the coin and 'ONE RUPEE' below the watermark window. Language panel in the centre with 13 regional text values. Vertical '1' in the top corners. 

Watermark: Ashoka Pillar

Security thread: No

Prefix: U V W

Remark: Design and format same as the previous issue (A-16) but Signature and Year changed