Tuesday 11 August 2020

C-11 5 Rupes Gandhi commemorative series Plain Inset B.N. Adarkar

C-11
Signature: B.N. Adarkar

Pick Numbers: P68b B253b
Colour: Green, Lavender and Brown
Size: 117 x 63 mm
Inset: No / Plain / Without
Language Panel: 13 regional text values - Assamese, 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. 'GUARANTEED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT'/'केन्द्रीय सरकार द्वारा प्रत्याभूत' text in 2 lines below itWatermark window panel on left, Denomination panel on centre and Ashoka Pillar on right. The large vertical '5' in denomination panel. Promise text in both English and Hindi either side of denomination panel. Signed by the Governor in English and Hindi below promise text. 'पाँच रुपये' (in Hindi) text below the watermark window. RBI monogram in the bottom centre. Black serial number with a large font on the bottom right. Vertical '5' on the top corners. 'भारत' (in Hindi) text in a lotus above watermark window and 'RBI' text above Ashoka Pillar within the decorative feature.

Reverse: 'भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक' (in Hindi) text on top centre. Language panel on left and watermark window on right. Mahatma Gandhi reading a book at the Sabarmati Ashram on centre. 'FIVE RUPEES' text below the Language panel and 'पाँच रुपये' (in Hindi) text below the watermark window. RBI seal with tiger and palm tree on the centre bottom below seated Mahatma Gandhi. Large vertical '5' on the top corners. Language panel with 13 regional text values in centre, incorrect Urdu text. 

WatermarkAshoka Pillar on left, R/B/I in 3 lines in the centre and Numeric '5' on right.

Security thread: Solid security thread.




Micro lettering: Appears around the denomination panel, it contains the text 'RESERVEBANKOFINDIA' in micro letters. This feature can be seen better under a magnifying glass.

Prefix: E F G

Remark: Design and format the same as the previous issue (C-10). Signature changed.

Note: Gandhi's birth centenary issue 1869 - 1948

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