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Welcome to one of
the largest web sites for
Indian banknote collectors! |
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This site is
designed for Indian Paper Money.
If you are looking to enhance your
collection, or are just starting to collect, you will find a great
deal of information.
I have been collecting and dealing in banknotes from India for over
40 years, and would be happy to assist you to start, or complete
your collection of Indian banknotes. As
time goes on, I will continue to add more Banknotes from India. |
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' Rupee ' comes from the Sanskrit
word ' Rupa ' which means ' Beauty '
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oldest known banknote in the world comes from China and was made in
the 14th century out of paper from the mulberry tree |
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All Indian
Banknotes are issued by The Reserve Bank of India |
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Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) is the Central Bank of India, and was
established on 1st April, 1935 |
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Rupees 100 |
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Rupees 500 |
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Rupees 1000 |
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Click to Buy |
' Mahatma Gandhi Series ' was
introduced in 1996 |
Click to Buy |
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A changed
watermark, windowed security thread, latent image and intaglio
features for the visually handicapped are the new features. |
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Mahatma
Gandhi |
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Mahatma
is Sanskrit world for 'Great Soul' |
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मोहन्दास करमचंद गांधी |
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Indian
nationalist leader, who established his country's freedom through a
nonviolent revolution. |
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Full name |
Mohandass Karemchand Gandhi |
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Bate of birth |
October 2,
1869 |
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Place of
birth |
Porbandar in
the state of Gujarat, India |
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Married
to Kasturba at the age of 13 |
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He was
16 when his father died |
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Gandhi
received his primary education in Rajkot state of Gujarat
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1888 Sept. 4 |
At the age of
19, he went to London to become a barrister |
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1893 |
went to South Africa |
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Freedom is not worth having if
it does not include the freedom to make mistakes |
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I am prepared to die, but there
is no cause for which I am prepared to kill |
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1915 |
He returned to India |
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1942
May |
He
Appeals to British Government to quit India |
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1942
August 9 |
Arrested
in Bombay from announcing the beginning of Quit India movement |
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1942 August 15 |
Kasturba makes the announcement
in place of Gandhi and got arrested |
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1944 February |
Kasturba Gandhi dies in prison |
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1947 July |
Independence of India Bill
passed |
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1948 January 30 |
Gandhi assassinated on his way
to evening prayers |
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