Item 537 out of 647
Lot # 537 - Extremely Rare One Thousand Rupees Banknote of King George VI Signed by J B Taylor of 1938 of Calcutta Circle.
Extremely Rare One Thousand Rupees Banknote of King George VI Signed by J B Taylor of 1938 of Calcutta Circle.
Extremely Rare One Thousand Rupees Banknote of King George VI Signed by J B Taylor of 1938 of Calcutta Circle. Extremely Rare One Thousand Rupees Banknote of King George VI Signed by J B Taylor of 1938 of Calcutta Circle.
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Start Price 200000 Estimated Price 200000-250000
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Quick Description
DenominationRupees 1000GovernorJ. B. Taylor
Grade (if Slabbed)25Year1938
CertificatePMG
Full Description:

British India, 1938, King George VI, 1000 Rupees, Calcutta Circle, Signed by J.B. Taylor, three seals on the obverse and one seal on the reverse in black ink reads "PAYMENT REFUSED UNDER ORDERS OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT", A Prefix, S. No, A6 382479, (KJ & RR # 4.8.1B), staple holes at issue, bank seals at the reverse, folds, stains, graffiti, graded by PMG as 25 Very Fine, Extremely Rare.

Note: It is interesting to observe payment refused seals on this banknote. The high-value notes of Rupees 500, 1000 & 10000 in circulation including Uniface notes were demonetized in January 1946.  A specified time and method were prescribed to exchange these notes. When these notes were presented for exchange after the specified period the notes were inscribed with a rubber stamp that reads "Payment refused under orders of the Central Government".