5 Rupees

Government of India, George V, Uniface, 5 Rupees, Red underprint, Cawnpore Circle, dated 2nd February 1915, unsigned (sea sunk), Serial No.: DC 6 18008, J&R 2A.1.4H.3. Torn from right center, Very Fine, Extremely Rare. During the first World War, July 1918, S.S. Shirala carrying unsigned Uniface bank notes of Rupees 5 and 10 and signed notes of King George V Rupee 1 was sunk by the torpedos of the German Submarine in English Channel. Some of these notes were salvaged or could have been washed ashore. There have been reported cases of attempts to encash the salvaged notes in India in 1920.