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' RUPEE ' comes from the
Sanskrit word ' Rupa ' which means ' Beauty ' |
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India Two Rupee Banknote 1970 |
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Mahatma Gandhi
Birth Centenary Commemorative Issue |
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Pick: 67b |
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Obverse |
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| Year |
24th August
1970 |
| Pick |
67b |
| Color |
Dark Pink |
| Signature |
B. N. Adarkar
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( Governor Reserve Bank of India ) in English and Hindi |
| Watermark |
Large
rectangular mirror shape window, Askokan Pillar as watermark |
| Front of
Banknote |
Value in
Hindi on left bottom, Reserve Bank of India monogram in center
bottom |
| Back of
Banknote |
Gandhi in
prayer with background of Ashram. RBI monogram in center bottom |
| Language panel |
13
Regional language on back of
the Banknote in left hand side |
| Inset |
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| Issued with
prefix |
D - E |
| Size |
107 X 63 mm |
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More about this
Banknote |
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Known as
Gandhi design
also |
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Serial numbers on right hand side with Vertical prefix |
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Banknote has the usual two pinholes on left side |
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Production of 2 Rupees denomination was discontinued since February
1995
by Government of India |
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Reverse |
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The image is for reference
only, a gallery item (not for sale) |
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B. N. Adarkar |
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Governor
Reserve Bank of India
since May 4th 1970 to June 15th 1970
42
days |
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Banknotes of denominations Rs
2, 5, 10, and 100, commemorating the birth centenary of Mahatma
Gandhi were reissued on 24 August 1970, these notes bear his
signature |
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His signature does not appear
on any other Indian rupee notes |
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