2 Rupees India Banknotes - History, Learning and buying

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' Rupee ' comes from the Sanskrit word ' Rupa ' which means ' Beauty '

The oldest known banknote in the world comes from China and was made in the 14th century out of paper from the mulberry tree.

All the Banknotes are issued by The Reserve Bank of India

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the Central Bank of India, and was established on 1st April, 1935

India Rupees 2

India 2 ( Two ) Rupees Banknotes Pre - Independence
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India 2 ( Two ) Rupees Banknotes Post - Independence

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	Pick # 27	Pick # 28	Pick # 29a	Pick # 29b



	1950	1951	1957	1957
	B. Rama Rau	B. Rama Rau	B. Rama Rau	H. R. V. Iyengar



	Pick # 30	Pick # 31	Pick # 51a	Pick # 51b



	1962	1965	1967	1968
	P. C. Bhattacharya	P. C. Bhattacharya	P. C. Bhattacharya	L. K. Jha



	Pick # 67a	Pick # 67b	Pick # 52	Pick # 53a


	1969	1970	1970	1973
	L. K. Jha	B. N. Adarkar	S. Jagannathan	S. Jagannathan



	Pick # 53b	Pick # 53b	Pick # 53e	Pick # 53g



	1975	1976	1979	1980
	R. K. Puri	R. K. Puri	I. G. Patel	I. G. Patel



	Pick # 53g	Pick # 53Aa	Pick # 53Aa	Pick # 53Ad



	1982	1983	1984	1985
	I. G. Patel	Manmohan Singh	Manmohan Singh	Amitav Ghosh



	Pick # 53Ab	Pick # 53Ac	Pick # 53Af	Pick # 79a



	1985	1986	1991	1976
	R. N. Malhotra	R. N. Malhotra	S. Venkitaramanan	R. K. Puri



	Pick # 79b	Pick # 79c	Pick # 79cc	Pick # 79d



	1977	1977	1978	1980
	M. Narasimham	I. G. Patel	I. G. Patel	I. G. Patel



	Pick # 79f	Pick # 79j	Pick # 79h	Pick # 79i



	1984	1985	1985	1988
	Manmohan Singh	Amitav Ghosh	R. N. Malhotra	R. N. Malhotra