Early banknotes of India and Their Types

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Early banknotes of India and Their Types
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• The very first Banknotes of India were issued by
  The Bank of Hindostan (1770-1832), the General
  Bank in Bengal and Bahar (1773-75) and the Bengal
  Bank (1784-91).
• These early banknotes of India can be broadly
  classified based on the Presidencies for which
  they were issued namely, Bengal Presidency,
  Bombay Presidency and Madras Presidency.

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• Old banknotes of India issued by Bank of Bengal
  featured designs only on one side and were termed
  as uniface notes. They were issued in
  denominations such as 1 mohur, 100 Rupees, 250
  rupees, 500 rupees etc.
• Old currency bank notes from Bank of Bengal,
  known as Commerce notes featuring an allegorical
  figure of commerce were issued with designs on
  both sides.

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• Bank of Bombay issued Indian presidency banknotes
  from 1850 to 1860. The quality of designs for
  these old banknotes of India was much better than
  other notes issued during this period.
• Uniface notes featuring the Town Hall of Bombay
  was issued later by the Bank of Bombay.
  Promissory old Indian notes bearing denominations
  like 10, 15, 25, 100, 250, 1000, 5,000, 10,000
  rupees were issued for Bombay presidency.

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• Bank of Madras was formed in 1843 by merging
  three banks namely, Carnatic Bank (Fort St.
  George, 1788), the Madras Bank (1795) and the
  Asiatic Bank (1804).
• Rare banknotes of India issued by Bank of Madras
  featured a vignette of the then Governor of
  Madras - Sir Thomas Munroe. Considering all early
  banknotes, Bank of Madras issued the least.

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• If you want to build a collection of Old
  Banknotes of India, then try having one note from
  each of these three categories.
• Your work doesnt end there! Once you collect
  these wonderful Banknotes of India, start
  researching about them to enhance your knowledge.