Indian 5-rupee note
The Indian 5-rupee note is the second smallest Indian note in circulation. The Reserve Bank of India introduced the 5 rupee banknote as part of the George V Series, but was mainly printed after independence in the Lion Capital Series. The printing of notes in the denominations of, however, has been discontinued as these denominations have been coinised but still these notes are valid legal tender in India.
Indian 5-rupee note
Reserve Bank of India / AKS.9955 · Own work From the collection of Arun Kumar Singh · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Indian 5-rupee note is the second smallest Indian note in circulation. The Reserve Bank of India introduced the 5 rupee banknote as part of the George V Series, but was mainly printed after independence in the Lion Capital Series. The printing of notes in the denominations of, however, has been discontinued as these denominations have been coinised but still these notes are valid legal tender in India.
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• Denomination — Five rupee • Country — India • Width Mm — 117 • Height Mm — 63 • Security Features — Watermark • Years Of Printing — 1938 to 2011
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As like the other Indian rupee banknotes, the 5 banknote has its amount written in 17 languages. On the obverse, the denomination is written in English and Hindi. On the reverse is a language panel which displays the denomination of the note in 15 of the 22 official languages of India. The languages are displayed in alphabetical order. Languages included on the panel are Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. • Denominations in central level official languages (At below either ends) • Language — 5 • English — Five rupees • Hindi — पाँच रुपये • Denominations in 15 state level/other official languages (As seen on the language panel) • Assamese — পাঁচ টকা • Bengali — পাঁচ টাকা • Gujarati — પાંચ રૂપિયા • Kannada — ಐದು ರೂಪಾಯಿಗಳು • Kashmiri — پانٛژھ رۄپیہِ • Konkani — पांच रुपया • Malayalam — അഞ്ചു രൂപ • Marathi — पाच रुपये • Nepali — पाँच रुपियाँ • Odia — ପାଞ୍ଚ ଟଙ୍କା • Punjabi — ਪੰਜ ਰੁਪਏ • Sanskrit — पञ्चरूप्यकाणि • Tamil — ஐந்து ரூபாய் • Telugu — ఐదు రూపాయలు • Urdu — پانچ روپیے
5 Indian Rupees (obverse)
Reserve Bank of India / AKS.9955 · Own work From the collection of Arun Kumar Singh
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