Union Bank

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BENGAL PRESIDENCY BANK NOTES
6

UNION BANK                                                                                 TYPE 1

PHOTOS

* SIZE - 15cm X 28cm
* SERIAL NO - In Top Left & Right         
* PAPER TYPE - Hand made white
* LEGEND - Bank of Bengal
* VIGNETTE - Elephant and Mahout on left and Right
* 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
 * REVERSE - Printed in Persian, Kaithi, English & Bengali

6.1.1 sml All scans by: Kishore Jhunjhunwala
SI NO.

Denomination

Known Dates
74

5 Company Rupees

1847 6.1.1 sml

* VIGNETTE - Elephant and Mahout to left, Tiger on Right   TYPE 2

75 1 0 Company Rupees Unissued 6.2.1 sml

* VIGNETTE - Snake on left and Right                                   TYPE 3

76 20 Company Rupees 6.3.1 sml

* VIGNETTE                                                                             TYPE 4
- Lady holding lotus blooms in hands, on left and tiger on right

77 250 Company Rupees 6.4.1 sml

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Hindostan Bank

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2

    HINDOSTAN BANK             1770-1831

PHOTOS

* SIZE - 16cm X 30cm         
* LANGUAGE PANEL - In English
* SERIAL NO - Absent                     
* DENOMINATION - Sicca Rupees
* PAPER TYPE - Hand made white
* LEGEND - Bank of Hindostan
* VIGNETTE - Absent
* UNDER PRINT - Red with dark brown letters
* PROMISE TO PAY - The bearer on demand
 * WATER MARK - 10 Interlocked circles to the right margin. In the center a design below it  Bank of Hindostan

2.1.1. obv sml
SI NO. Denomination Known Dates
14

5 Sicca Rupees 

Unissued Scan by: Kishore Jhunjhunwala

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Commercial Bank

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4

COMMERCIAL BANK           1819 - 1831      

PHOTOS

* SIZE - 14cm X 24cm 
* SERIAL NO - Know printed instead of hand
   written          
* PAPER TYPE - Hand made white
* LEGEND  - Bank of Bengal
* VIGNETTE - Commerce Personified sitting on
   merchandise, Britannia on the left and Ganga
   on the right
* PROMISE TO PAY - The bearer on demand
* DENOMINATION  - Sicca Rupees
 * WATER MARK - Ornamented rectangle Bank of
   Bengal in English, Bengali , Devanagari &
   Persian  in four lines

4.2.1 sml Scan by: Kishore Jhunjhunwala
SI NO.

Denomination

Known Dates
70

5 Sicca Rupees

1853 - 1855 4.2.1 sml
71 8 Sicca Rupees 1853 - 1855 Commercialbank8siccasmlobv

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Calcutta Bank

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BENGAL PRESIDENCY BANK NOTES 
5

     CALCUTTA BANK                                              

PHOTOS

* SIZE - 14cm X 24cm 
* SERIAL NO - In Top Left & Right         
* PAPER TYPE - Hand made white
* LEGEND - Calcutta Bank
* VIGNETTE - A person with merchandise
* PROMISE TO PAY - The bearer on demand
* DENOMINATION  - Value denoted in Bengali, Persian , English &
                                     Kaithi 
* WATER MARK - Ornamented rectangle Calcutta Bank in English,
                                  Bengali , Devanagari & Persian  in four lines
 * REVERSE - Design changed                 

5.1.1.obv sml 5.1.3.rev sml
SI NO.

Denomination

Known Dates
74

5 Sicca Rupees

1824 5.1.1.obv sml
75 1 0 Sicca Rupees 1825 5.1.2.obv sml
76 20 Sicca Rupees - 5.1.3.obv sml
77 500 Sicca Rupees - Photo Required
78 1000 Sicca Rupees - Photo Required
79 5000 Sicca Rupees - Photo Required

Scans by: Kishore Jhunjhunwala
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Bank of Hindostan

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BENGAL PRESIDENCY BANK NOTES 
1

BANK OF HINDOSTAN     1770 - 1831      TYPE - 1

PHOTOS

* SIZE - 16cm X 30cm          
* LANGUAGE PANEL - In English
* SERIAL NO - Absent                      
* DENOMINATION - Sicca Rupees
* PAPER TYPE - Hand made white
* LEGEND - Bank of Hindostan
* VIGNETTE - Seated Tiger at bottom
* UNDER PRINT - Blue with Black letters
 * PROMISE TO PAY - The bearer on demand
 * WATER MARK - Looped pattern all round & Bank of Hindostan in line   

1.1.2.obv sml 1.1.2.rev sml
SI NO.

Denomination

Known Dates
1

4 Sicca Rupees

28 - 1823 Photo Required
2 16 Sicca Rupees 5 - 1827 Scan by: Kishore Jhunjhunwala
3 20 Sicca Rupees 8 - 1823 Photo Required

TYPE - 2

* SIZE - 16cm X 30cm         
* LANGUAGE PANEL - In English
* SERIAL NO - Absent                     
* DENOMINATION - Sicca Rupees
* PAPER TYPE - Hand made white
* LEGEND - Bank of Hindostan
* VIGNETTE - Seated Tiger at bottom
* UNDER PRINT - Unicolored
* PROMISE TO PAY - The bearer on demand
 * WATER MARK - Looped pattern all round & Bank of Hindostan in line 

1.1.3.obv sml 1.1.3.rev sml
SI NO. Denomination Known Dates
4 50 Sicca Rupees Unissued Photo Required
5 100 Sicca Rupees Unissued Photo Required
6 250 Sicca Rupees Unissued Scan by: Kishore Jhunjhunwala
7 500 Sicca Rupees Unissued Photo Required
8 1,000 Sicca Rupees Unissued Photo Required
1

BANK OF HINDOSTAN      1770 - 1831    TYPE - 3

PHOTOS

* SIZE - 16cm X 30cm     
* UNDER PRINT - Red  
* SERIAL NO - Absent                           
* PAPER TYPE - Hand made white
* LEGEND - Bank of Hindostan
* VIGNETTE - Ganga on the left & Elephant with Mahout on the right
* DENOMINATION - English, Bengali & Persian
* PROMISE TO PAY - The bearer on demand
 * WATER MARK - Looped pattern all round & Bank of Hindostan in line   

Scans by: Kishore Jhunjhunwala
SI NO. Denomination Known Dates
9 4 Sicca Rupees Unissued 1.3.1 sml
10 20 Sicca Rupees Unissued 1.3.2 sml

TYPE - 4

* SIZE - 16cm X 30cm         
* LANGUAGE PANEL - In English
* SERIAL NO - Absent                     
* DENOMINATION  - Sicca Rupees
* PAPER TYPE - Hand made white
* LEGEND - Bank of Hindostan, CALCUTTA in bold letters
* VIGNETTE - Absent
* UNDER PRINT - Unicolored
* PROMISE TO PAY - The bearer on demand
 * WATER MARK - 10 Interlocked circles to the right margin. In the                center  a design below it  Bank of  Hindostan

1.4.1.obv sml1.4.1.rev sml
SI NO. Denomination Known Dates
11 4 Sicca Rupees Unissued 1.4.1.obv sml
12 10 Sicca Rupees Unissued Photo Required
13 16 Sicca Rupees Unissued 1.4.3.obv sml

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