Marudhar Arts
Auction 32 2 Oct 2020
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British India, King Edward VII, Uniface 5 Rupees, Initial 'C' for Calcutta Circle, Dated 20 May 1907, Signed by R.W. Gillen, Red Underprint, YA Prefix, S. No. YA31 76705, (KJ &RR # 2A.1.4A.1), spindle holes at issue, toned, corner tips missing, graded by PMG as 53 About Uncirculated, Extremely Rare.
Note: An ostentatiously gorgeous banknote of the lowest denomination in the uniface series; it has a brown colour toning and the impressions of serial number and date embossing at the reverse is a testament to its very strong paper quality. , This fact points towards the serial numbers and date being printed at a later stage than is the norm. Its corner tips are missing but this does not deteriorate its appeal. We have not offered this type in this quality in the past.
British India, King Edward VII, Uniface 5 Rupees, Initial 'C' for Calcutta Circle, Dated 20 May 1907, Signed by R.W. Gillen, Red Underprint, YA Prefix, S. No. YA31 76705, (KJ &RR # 2A.1.4A.1), spindle holes at issue, toned, corner tips missing, graded by PMG as 53 About Uncirculated, Extremely Rare.
Note: An ostentatiously gorgeous banknote of the lowest denomination in the uniface series; it has a brown colour toning and the impressions of serial number and date embossing at the reverse is a testament to its very strong paper quality. , This fact points towards the serial numbers and date being printed at a later stage than is the norm. Its corner tips are missing but this does not deteriorate its appeal. We have not offered this type in this quality in the past.