A-43 1 Rupee 1981 Big coin series Plain Inset R.N. Malhotra

A-43

Signature: R.N. Malhotra

Pick Numbers: P78a B160a RR-6.1.9.1

Colour: Blue, brown, pink, deep purple

Size: 96 X 63 mm

Year: 1981

Inset:  No / Plain / Without  

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

Obverse: 'भारत सरकार'/'GOVERNMENT OF INDIA' in 2 lines at the top centre. Large 'एक रुपया' in centre of Denomination panel. Ashoka Pillar on the obverse of one rupee coin with left 'भारत' (in Hindi) and right 'INDIA' placed at the top right corner. Vertical '1' in the top left corner. Signed by 'Secretary, Ministry of Finance' in Hindi and English. The black serial number on the bottom right. Watermark window design changed and micro tint of vertical straight lines in orange colour. 'ONE RUPEE' below watermark window.

Reverse: 'भारत सरकार'/'GOVERNMENT OF INDIA' in 2 lines at top centre. 'रुपया/1/RUPEE/1981' below it on a coin. 'एक रुपया' (in Hindi) and 'ONE RUPEE' below the watermark window. Language panel below the coin with 13 regional text values. Vertical '1' in the top right corner. "Sagar Samrat" offshore oil rig in centre.

Watermark: Ashoka Pillar on left, '1' in centre 'भा /रा /ता' in Hindi in 3 lines on the right.

Security thread: No

Prefix: A B C D E F G H

Remark: Design and format same as the previous issue (A-16) with minor changes but Year, Inset letter, colour, size, watermark window and language panel changed.