B-9 2 Rupees Commemoration series Plain Inset L. K. Jha

B-9

Signature: L. K. Jha

Pick Numbers: P67a B252a

Colour: Dark Pink

Size: 107 x 63 mm

Inset: No / Plain / Without

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

Obverse: 'RESERVE BANK OF INDIA/भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक' text in 2 lines on top centre. Watermark window on left, Denomination panel on centre and Ashoka Pillar on right. The large numeral '2' in denomination panel. 'GUARANTEED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT/केन्द्रीय सरकार द्वारा प्रत्याभूत' text in 2 lines above denomination panel. Promise text in both English and Hindi either side of denomination panel. 'On Demand' text in the promise text omitted. Signed by the GOVERNOR in English and Hindi. Black serial number with a large font on the bottom right. 'दो रुपये' (in Hindi) text below the watermark window. Vertical '2' in the top corners. RBI monogram in the bottom centre. Tiny 'TWO RUPEES / RESERVE BANK OF INDIA / भारत' text in 3 lines below RBI monogram. Relief underprint 'TWO RUPEES' text beneath the serial number. 

Reverse: 'भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक' (in Hindi) text at the top centre. Language panel on the left and watermark window on right. Mahatma Gandhi reading a book at the Sabarmati Ashram on centre. Language panel with 13 regional text values, incorrect Urdu text. 'दो रुपये' (in Hindi) text on left below the language panel. 'TWO RUPEES' text on the right bottom below the watermark window. RBI seal with tiger and palm tree in the centre bottom below seated Mahatma Gandhi. Vertical '2' in the top corners.

Watermark: Ashoka Pillar on left, Numeric '2' in the centre and R/B/I in 3 lines on the right.

Security thread: No

Prefix: A B C

Remark: Redrawn design. Commemorative issue. Governor signature, Promise text both in English and Hindi. 'On Demand' in the promise text omitted.

Note: Gandhiji's birth centenary issue 1869 - 1948