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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

Scans by: Kishore Jhunjhunwala
This list was prepared by Dr. Jinadatha

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