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13y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Indian Banknotes are known to be issued as early as 1770 AD by Bank of Hindostan and later by Bank of Bengal in 1810. These notes were promissory notes and were issued till 1860. The Currency Act of 1861 banned all private and presidency banks to issue banknotes. There were three major presidency banks who issued their banknotes till 1860. These banks were; Bank of Bengal, Bank of Madras and Bank of Bombay. These banks in 1921 merged to form Imperial Bank of India and later its name changed to State Bank of India. After 1861 Government of India was central note issuing agency. These notes were printed from one side and the pattern was changed in 1917 when one Rupee notes were printed due to shortage of metal. These new banknotes contained the portrait of King George V. In 1935, Reserve Bank of India Act was passed which started the RBI to issue banknotes in India. It is also notable that the banknotes produced by RBI are guaranteed by the central government of India. Presently Reserve Bank of India only issues banknotes in India.

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