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P1A: 2 Rupee (1948)

Front

P1A Two Rupee Pakistan 1948 British India Overprint

Same design as India P17b (2 Rupee). However, "Government of Pakistan" is inscribed in English and Urdu.

Back

P1A Two Rupee Pakistan 1948 Reverse side

Reverse. Two rupee printed in seven languages.

Details

Dimensions: 114 x 63 mm
Security Thread: No
Watermark: King George VI
Issued on: 01 Apr 1948
Demonetized on: 01 Jan 1952
Printer: Indian Security Printing
Local Terminology: Two Rupee Overprint

Varieties

  Signature Date Prefix
a. C.D Deshmukh 01 Apr 1948 G/27 to Q/36
G/53 to G/67

Gallery

two rupee serial 000001 gifted to Quaid e Azam by Ministry of Finance
This note was presented to Quaid e Azam by Ministry of Finance on 1 April 1948. Perforation on front (PAID-1-4-48). Picture taken from the book "Mazaar Bazaar" by Saima Zaidi - Published by Oxford University Press.
P1A Specimen two rupee
Specimen of the same note with red overprint "SPECIMEN", Prefix 0/00 and serial number 000000. Picture source "internet".

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