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' RUPEE ' comes from the
Sanskrit word ' Rupa ' which means ' Beauty ' |
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India Two Rupee Banknote 1983 |
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Signature:
Manmohan Singh
as Governor Reserve Bank of India
now Prime
Minister of India |
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Pick: 53Aa |
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Obverse |
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| Year |
3rd March 1983 |
| Pick |
53Aa |
| Color |
Dark Pink |
| Signature |
Manmohan Singh
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( Governor Reserve Bank of India ) in English and Hindi |
| Watermark |
Large
rectangular mirror shape window, Askokan Pillar with wheel as
watermark |
| Front of
Banknote |
Value in
Hindi on left bottom, Reserve Bank of India monogram in center
bottom |
| Back of
Banknote |
Sanding Tiger
figure with Reserve Bank
of India monogram in center bottom |
| Language panel |
13
Regional language on back of
the Banknote in left hand side |
| Inset |
' C ' |
| Issued with
prefix |
M - N - P - Q |
| Size |
107 X 63 mm |
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More about this
Banknote |
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Known as
Tiger 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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Manmohan Singh |
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Now Prime Minister of India |
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Manmohan Singh
a member of the Indian Civil Service |
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Governor
Reserve Bank of India
since 1982
to 1985 |
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First Sikh to become Prime Minister of India
on May 22, 2004 |
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He was born on 26 September 1932, in Gah,
Punjab (now in Chakwal district, Pakistan). |
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