1000 Rupees, Reserve Bank of India, India, 1962–1967 (Pick 47f)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1962-1967
Issuing entity
Republic of IndiaThis 1000 Rupees note was issued in India by the Reserve Bank of India, with dates recorded from 1962–1967. It belongs to the Rupee (decimalized, 1957-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1950-date). It measures 203 × 127 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 47f.
Obverse: Asoka column with denomination located top and bottom. Scripts: Devanagari and Latin. Its lettering reads “1000 Reserve Bank of India / Guaranteed by the central Government / I promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of / one thousand rupees / At any office of issue / 1000 One Thousand Rupees”. Reverse: Tanjore (Brihadisvaram) temple (Tamil Nadu) One Thousand Rupees – Multilingual Depiction on Currency Note (13 Indian Languages – excluding Hindi and English) • Assamese: এক হাজার টকা • Bengali: এক হাজার টাকা • Gujarati: એક હજાર રૂપિયા • Kannada: ಒಂದು ಸಾವಿರ ರೂಪಾಯಿ • Kashmiri: ایک ہزار روپیہ • Malayalam: ആയിരം രൂപ • Marathi: एक हजार रुपये • Oriya (Odia): ଏକ ହଜାର ଟଙ୍କା • Punjabi (Gurmukhi): ਇੱਕ ਹਜ਼ਾਰ ਰੁਪਏ • Sanskrit: सहस्रं रूप्यकाणि • Tamil: ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் • Telugu: వెయ్యి రూపాయలు • Urdu: ایک ہزار روپیہ Scripts: Bengali, Devanagari, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Kannada, Latin, Malayalam, Odia, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Its lettering reads “1000 Reserve Bank of India 1000 / One Thousand Rupees”.
Watermark: Ashoka Pillar to Left, RESERVE BANK OF INDIA On top, RESERVE BANK / OF / INDIA In 3 Lines at Bottom centre. Issue date recorded in the catalogue: 1962. Demonetized: 16 January 1978. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Catalogue references
- 2
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Historical context
Correct spelling of the plural of "Rupee" in Hindi as "Rupaye". 13 Regional Languages on reverse. The SCWPM lists for P#47 six banknote versions with 13 local languages on the reverse, but only P#47f is known.
Physical characteristics
- Size
- 203 × 127 mm
- Shape
- Rectangular
- Material
- Paper
- Watermark
- Ashoka Pillar to Left, RESERVE BANK OF INDIA On top, RESERVE BANK / OF / INDIA In 3 Lines at Bottom centre.
Technical characteristics
- Currency
- Rupee (decimalized, 1957-date)
- Demonetized
- 16 January 1978
- Issuing bank
- Reserve Bank of India
Design
- Obverse
- Asoka column with denomination located top and bottom. Scripts: Devanagari and Latin
- Reverse
- Tanjore (Brihadisvaram) temple (Tamil Nadu) One Thousand Rupees – Multilingual Depiction on Currency Note (13 Indian Languages – excluding Hindi and English) • Assamese: এক হাজার টকা • Bengali: এক হাজার টাকা • Gujarati: એક હજાર રૂપિયા • Kannada: ಒಂದು ಸಾವಿರ ರೂಪಾಯಿ • Kashmiri: ایک ہزار روپیہ • Malayalam: ആയിരം രൂപ • Marathi: एक हजार रुपये • Oriya (Odia): ଏକ ହଜାର ଟଙ୍କା • Punjabi (Gurmukhi): ਇੱਕ ਹਜ਼ਾਰ ਰੁਪਏ • Sanskrit: सहस्रं रूप्यकाणि • Tamil: ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் • Telugu: వెయ్యి రూపాయలు • Urdu: ایک ہزار روپیہ Scripts: Bengali, Devanagari, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Kannada, Latin, Malayalam, Odia, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu
- Obverse lettering
- 1000 Reserve Bank of India / Guaranteed by the central Government / I promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of / one thousand rupees / At any office of issue / 1000 One Thousand Rupees
- Reverse lettering
- 1000 Reserve Bank of India 1000 / One Thousand Rupees
Identification
- Value
- 1000 Rupees
- Dates recorded
- 1962-1967
- Distinguishing features
- Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
- Catalogue number to match
- Pick 47f
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Research required
- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P47f
- NumistaN# 480834
Research required
- Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.