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 BANK OF BENGAL           1809-1864       TYPE - 5

PHOTOS

* SIZE - 15cm X 28cm   
* SERIAL NO - In Top Left & Right         
* PAPER TYPE - Hand made white
* LEGEND - Bank of Bengal
* VIGNETTE - A person with merchandise
 * PROMISE TO PAY - The bearer on demand
* DENOMINATION - Value denoted in Bengali, Persian , English &
                                     Kaithi 
* WATER MARK - Ornamented rectangle Bank of Bengal in English,
                                  Bengali, Devanagari & Persian  in four lines  

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SI NO.

Denomination

Known Dates
29

2 0 Sicca Rupees

1828 Photo Required
30 25 Sicca Rupees 1833 Scan by: Kishore Jhunjhunwala

TYPE - 6    

* SIZE - 15cm X 28cm
* SERIAL NO - In Top Left & Right  
* PAPER TYPE - Hand made white
* LEGEND - Bank of Bengal
* VIGNETTE - A person with merchandise
* PROMISE TO PAY - The bearer on demand
 * ISSUE DATED - Hand written in central promise text
* DENOMINATION  - Value denoted in Bengali, Persian, English & Kaithi.
* WATER MARK    - Ornamented rectangle Bank of Bengal in English,
                                  Bengali , Devanagari & Persian  in four lines
* REVERSE - Design changed, Printed in Persian, Devanagari, English,
                               & Bengali 

3.6.5.obv sml All scans below by: Kishore Jhunjhunwala
SI NO. Denomination Known Dates
31 10 Sicca Rupees 1828 - 1835 Photo Required
32 16 Sicca Rupees 1833 - 1834 Photo Required
33 20 Sicca Rupees 1833 - 1836 Photo Required
34 25 Sicca Rupees 1833 - 1836
35 50 Sicca Rupees 1829 - 1834 3.6.5.rev sml
36 100 Sicca Rupees 1832 - 1835 Photo Required
37 250 Sicca Rupees 1834 - 1835 Photo Required
38 500 Sicca Rupees 1832 - 1834 38revsml
39 1,000Sicca Rupees 1832 - 1835 Photo Required
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BANK OF BENGAL           1809-1864      TYPE - 7

PHOTOS

* SIZE - 15cm X 28cm     
* SERIAL NO - In Top Left & Right
* PAPER TYPE - Hand made white
* LEGEND - Bank of Bengal
* VIGNETTE - A person with merchandise
* PROMISE TO PAY - The bearer on demand
* ISSUE DATED - Hand written in central promise text
* DENOMINATION - Value denoted in Bengali, Persian , English &
                                     Kaithi, Denomination Mentioned as 'Company's
                                     Rupees in the central panel
* WATER MARK - Ornamented rectangle Bank of Bengal in English,
                                  Bengali , Devanagari & Persian  in four lines
* REVERSE - Printed in Persian, Devanagari, English, & Bengali     

43obvsml All scans below by: Kishore Jhunjhunwala
SI NO. Denomination Known Dates
40 10 Company Rupees 1842 Photo Required
41 15 Company Rupees 1842 - 1845 Photo Required
42 20 Company Rupees 1837 - 1841
43 25 Company Rupees 1841 43revsml
44 50 Company Rupees 1842 - 1843 Photo Required
45 100 Company Rupees 1841 - 1842 Photo Required
46 500 Company Rupees 1847 Photo Required

TYPE - 8    

* SIZE - 15cm X 28cm      
* SERIAL NO - Know printed instead of hand written          
* PAPER TYPE - Hand made white
* LEGEND - Bank of Bengal
* VIGNETTE - A person with merchandise
* PROMISE TO PAY - The bearer on demand
 * ISSUE DATED - Hand written in central promise text
* DENOMINATION  - Value denoted in Bengali, Persian, English & Kaithi.
                              In value in English at in bottom left
 * WATER MARK  - Ornamented rectangle Bank of Bengal in English,
                                  Bengali , Devanagari & Persian  in four lines
* REVERSE - Printed in Persian, Devanagari, English,& Bengali  

42obvsml All scans below by: Kishore Jhunjhunwala
SI NO. Denomination Known Dates
47 10 Company Rupees 1852 Photo Required
48 15 Company Rupees 1852 - 1857 Photo Required
49 20 Company Rupees 1840 - 1852 42revsml
50 25 Company Rupees 1842 - 1854 Photo Required
51 50 Company Rupees 1852 - 1853 Photo Required
52 100 Company Rupees 1852 Photo Required
53 250 Company Rupees 1845 - 1847 Photo Required
54 1,000 Company Rupees 1853 Photo Required

 This list was prepared by Dr. Jinadatha

 

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