A-8 1 Rupee 1957 Big coin series A Inset H.M. Patel

A-8

Signature: H.M. Patel

Pick Numbers: P75b B156b RR-6.1.4.1 B

Colour: Violet

Size: 101 X 64 mm

Year: 1957

Inset: A

Language Panel: 7 regional text values - Bangla, Gujarati, Kannada, Oriya, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.

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

Reverse:  'GOVERNMENT/OF INDIA' at top centre. 'सौ नये पैसे/1/एक रुपया/1957' below it on a coin. 'एक/रु प या/ONE/RUPEE' in Hindi and English below the coin. Language panel in the centre. Small ornamental diagonal '1' in the top corners.

Watermark: Ashoka Pillar

Security thread: No

Prefix:  L M N P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Remark: Design and format the same as the previous issue (A-7) but signed as Principal Secretary of Ministry of Finance.