OLD NOTES OF PAKISTAN
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THIS IS ALL ABOUT THE PAKISTAN OLS NOTES
One hundred rupees
First issued — 1 October 1948.
Size — 165 x 94 mm.
Colour — Green and brown.
Signature — Ghulam Mohammed.
Watermark — None.
Security thread — None.
Printer — Thomas De La Rue & Company.
Serial number — The prefix has the larger characters, later used by the Pakistan Security Printing Corporation. Although this variety uses the new font in the serial number prefix, the numerals continue to be printed in the De La Rue font, which was not adopted by the Pakistan Security Printing Corporation.
Illustration — Ornate engine work, including the denomination and a crescent moon and star.
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Illustration — Ornate engine work
One rupee
1RS Note
First issued — 1 March 1949.
Size — 4 x 2½ inches (102 x 64 mm).
Colour — Green.
Signature — Victor Turner (S1).
Watermark — Crescent moon and star.
Security thread — None.
Printer — Bradbury Wilkinson and Co.
Illustration — Ornate patterns, including a crescent moon and star.
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Illustration — The Naulakha Pavilion in the Lahore Fort.
Two rupees
First issued — 1 March 1949.
Size — 4½ x 2½ inches (115 x 64 mm).
Colour — Brown.
Signature — Zahid Hussain (G1).
Watermark — Crescent moon and star.
Security thread — None.
Printer — Bradbury Wilkinson and Co.
Illustration — A tower, which forms part of the wall encircling the tomb of Jahangir in Lahore.
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Illustration — The Badshahi Mosque in Lahore.
Five rupees
First issued — 1 September 1951.
Size — 127 x 73 mm.
Colour — Purple.
Signature — Zahid Hussain (G1).
Watermark — Crescent moon and star.
Security thread — Solid.
Printer — Pakistan Security Printing Corporation.
Illustration — A jute laden boat in a river.
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Illustration — The Khyber Pass.
Ten rupees
First issued — 1 September 1951.
Size — 146 x 82.5 mm.
Colour — Brown.
Signatures — Zahid Hussain (G1).
Watermark — Crescent moon and star.
Security thread — Solid.
Printer — Pakistan Security Printing Corporation.
Illustration — The Shalimar Gardens, Lahore.
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Illustration — Tombs at the great necropolis in the Makli hills near Thatta in Sind province.
One hundred rupees
Size — 165 x 93 mm.
Colour — Purple and orange.
Watermark — Crescent moon and star.
Security thread — Solid.
Printer — Pakistan Security Printing Corporation. (Identified by the font used in the serial numbers.)
Signature — Abdul Qadir (G2).
Illustration — Ornate patterns including the denomination. ‘Dhaka’ at the bottom of the note.
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Illustration — Ornate patterns including the denomination
One hundred rupees
First issued — 1 October 1948.
Size — 165 x 94 mm.
Colour — Green and brown.
Signature — Ghulam Mohammed.
Watermark — None.
Security thread — None.
Printer — Thomas De La Rue & Company.
Serial number — The prefix has the larger characters, later used by the Pakistan Security Printing Corporation. Although this variety uses the new font in the serial number prefix, the numerals continue to be printed in the De La Rue font, which was not adopted by the Pakistan Security Printing Corporation.
Illustration — Ornate engine work, including the denomination and a crescent moon and star.
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Illustration — Ornate engine work
One rupee
First issued — 1 March 1949.
Size — 4 x 2½ inches (102 x 64 mm).
Colour — Green.
Signature — Victor Turner (S1).
Watermark — Crescent moon and star.
Security thread — None.
Printer — Bradbury Wilkinson and Co.
Illustration — Ornate patterns, including a crescent moon and star.
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Illustration — The Naulakha Pavilion in the Lahore Fort.
Two rupees
First issued — 1 March 1949.
Size — 4½ x 2½ inches (115 x 64 mm).
Colour — Brown.
Signature — Zahid Hussain (G1).
Watermark — Crescent moon and star.
Security thread — None.
Printer — Bradbury Wilkinson and Co.
Illustration — A tower, which forms part of the wall encircling the tomb of Jahangir in Lahore.
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Illustration — The Badshahi Mosque in Lahore.
Five rupees
First issued — 1 September 1951.
Size — 127 x 73 mm.
Colour — Purple.
Signature — Zahid Hussain (G1).
Watermark — Crescent moon and star.
Security thread — Solid.
Printer — Pakistan Security Printing Corporation.
Illustration — A jute laden boat in a river.
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Illustration — The Khyber Pass.
Ten rupees
First issued — 1 September 1951.
Size — 146 x 82.5 mm.
Colour — Brown.
Signatures — Zahid Hussain (G1).
Watermark — Crescent moon and star.
Security thread — Solid.
Printer — Pakistan Security Printing Corporation.
Illustration — The Shalimar Gardens, Lahore.
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Illustration — Tombs at the great necropolis in the Makli hills near Thatta in Sind province.
One hundred rupees
First issued — Unknown.
Size — 165 x 93 mm.
Colour — Purple and orange.
Watermark — Crescent moon and star.
Security thread — Solid.
Printer — Pakistan Security Printing Corporation. (Identified by the font used in the serial numbers.)
Signature — Abdul Qadir (G2).
Illustration — Ornate patterns including the denomination. ‘Dhaka’ at the bottom of the note.
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Illustration — Ornate patterns including the denomination