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100-rupee banknote, signed by RBI governor S. Venkitaramanan.. The first 100-rupee note featured the portrait of George VI.After independence in 1947, Reserve Bank of India continued to issue the notes by replacing the portrait of George VI with the Emblem of India, as a part of the Lion Capital Series of banknotes.
A 1951 hundi of Bombay Province for Rs 2500 with a pre-printed 6a revenue stamp. India has been a very heavy user of stamped paper, both before and after independence. In addition, hundis, an alternative money transmission system widely used in the Indian sub-continent, often bear a pre-printed revenue stamp. [5]
Stamped paper is an often-foolscap piece of paper which bears an imprinted revenue stamp. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Stamped papers are not a form of postal stationery as although they may contain writing, they are not designed to be used to convey a message.
The Indian Stamp Act of 1899 (2 of 1899), is an in-force Act of the Government of India for the charging of stamp duty on instruments recording transactions. [ 1 ] A India Rs. 2 stamped paper charged under the act in 1952
Normally, these seams were cut from the sheets but occasionally these double paper stamps slipped the inspector's eye and entered into post office stocks. Up until the 1950s, the Scott's catalog listed them with a unique designation. But because double paper stamps became so common, Scott's stopped listing them with a special designation.
The RBI announced on 19 July 2018 that it would shortly issue a new ₹ 100 note. [7] The new denomination has a motif of the Rani Ki Vav (the Queen's Stepwell), a UNESCO World Heritage site in Patan in Gujarat, India on the reverse, depicting the country's cultural heritage. The base colour of the note is Lavender.
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