100 Rupees

INDIA. Reserve Bank of India. 100 Rupees, ND (1943-49). P-Unlisted. B&W Photographic Face & Back Proofs. WBG Extremely Fine 40.A pair of uniface obverse and reverse archival photographs of an unadopted design. The design with the Deshmukh signature is similar to the 10 Rupees issued in 1943, but as the collector will be aware, the final 100 Rupees issued in British India was the design of 1937. Historically important and unique. WBG comments "design tear" on Face Proof.Estimate: $1,650 - $2,250.