{"title":"India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Sri Lanka","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"india-replacement-note-1-cc-100-rupees-2022-p-112-p-112r-plate-m-unc-b051","title":"India P112r 100 rupees 2022 UNC—replacement 1 CC*—plate M—BH18","description":"","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51499228266807,"sku":null,"price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/57_19cb5f12-fd9d-4155-a826-bf3fb550af37.png?v=1766777021"},{"product_id":"india-low-serial-7ra000016-thru-97-100-rupees-2022-p-112-plate-m-unc-b051","title":"INDIA P112 100 rupees 2022 Plate M UNC—LOW SERIAL 7RA0000xx","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Indian 100 Rupees New Mahatma Gandhi Series note is a collector's favorite for its rich purple palette and its stunning reverse subject — \u003cstrong\u003eRani Ki Vav\u003c\/strong\u003e, an 11th-century stepwell in Gujarat and one of India's most architecturally extraordinary UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This example carries a \u003cstrong\u003elow serial number\u003c\/strong\u003e, making it especially desirable to collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e purple and orange multicolor underprint with black and dark red engraving\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePortrait of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mahatma_Gandhi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMahatma Gandhi\u003c\/a\u003e at center\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDenomination in Hindi (₹१००) and Western numerals (₹100)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eReserve Bank of India seal to the right of Gandhi's portrait, near the bottom\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eStatue of three lions (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sarnath_Lion_Capital_of_Ashoka\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLion Capital of Ashoka\u003c\/a\u003e) near bottom-right corner\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWindowed security thread with \u003cem\u003eRBI भारत\u003c\/em\u003e inscription, visible in six sections; shifts from emerald green to turquoise when tilted\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rbi.org.in\/scripts\/governors.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGov. Shaktikanta Das\u003c\/a\u003e — Governor, Reserve Bank of India\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e deep purple on lighter purple and orange multicolor underprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rani_ki_vav\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRani Ki Vav\u003c\/a\u003e (Queen's Stepwell), Patan, Gujarat — an 11th-century stepwell and UNESCO World Heritage Site\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eGandhi's glasses below the watermark window\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDenomination inscribed in 15 Indian languages (excluding Hindi and English): Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi (Gurmukhi), Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSwachh Bharat (Clean India) mission logo and slogan: \u003cem\u003eस्वच्छ भारत — एक कदम स्वच्छता की ओर\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eYear at upper left; \u003cem\u003eरानी की वाव \/ RANI KI VAV\u003c\/em\u003e inscription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eP-112a (2018, UP, no plate letter)\u003c\/em\u003e · \u003cem\u003eP-112b (2018, UP, plate letter E)\u003c\/em\u003e · \u003cem\u003eP-112c (2018, UP, plate letter R)\u003c\/em\u003e · \u003cem\u003e(2018, UP, plate letter L)\u003c\/em\u003e · \u003cem\u003e(2019–2021, SD, various plate letters)\u003c\/em\u003e · \u003cstrong\u003eP-112 (2022, SD, plate letter M) — this note\u003c\/strong\u003e · \u003cem\u003e(2022–2025, SD\/SM, various plate letters)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-112 · TBB B301 · Numista N#202321\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mahatma Gandhi portrait and electrotype denomination 100\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 142 × 66 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rbi.org.in\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eReserve Bank of India\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e No — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elegal tender\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rbi.org.in\/scripts\/governors.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGov. Shaktikanta Das\u003c\/a\u003e — Governor, Reserve Bank of India\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_rupee\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndian Rupee\u003c\/a\u003e (decimalized, 1957–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hindi, English (plus 22 scheduled languages)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout India\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e From \u003cem\u003eIndus\u003c\/em\u003e, derived from the Sanskrit \u003cem\u003eSindhu\u003c\/em\u003e — the ancient name of the Indus River; the name passed through Persian and Greek before becoming \"India\" in English\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e New Delhi (city pop. ~250,000; metro pop. ~33 million)\n    \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Delhi\" likely derives from the Hindi\/Prakrit \u003cem\u003edhilli\u003c\/em\u003e or from \u003cem\u003eDhillu\u003c\/em\u003e, a Tomar ruler; \"New\" was added when the British built the planned capital adjacent to the old city, inaugurated in 1931\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~1.44 billion (UN 2024) — more than the US, Brazil, and Indonesia combined\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3,287,263 km² (1,269,219 mi²) — roughly the size of the US east of the Mississippi, plus Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$10,100 (IMF 2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Refined petroleum, pharmaceuticals, gems \u0026amp; jewelry, machinery, textiles, rice\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pakistan (west), China and Nepal (north), Bhutan (northeast), Bangladesh and Myanmar (east); coastlines on the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hindi and English (official); 22 scheduled languages including Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, and others; hundreds of regional dialects\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indo-Aryan_peoples\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndo-Aryan\u003c\/a\u003e (~72%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dravidian_peoples\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDravidian\u003c\/a\u003e (~25%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Austroasiatic_peoples\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAustroasiatic\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tibeto-Burman_peoples\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTibeto-Burman\u003c\/a\u003e groups (~3%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUN\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1945); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commonwealth_of_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCommonwealth of Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (1947); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Trade_Organization\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWTO\u003c\/a\u003e (1995); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/G20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eG20\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member; hosted 2023 summit); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BRICS\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBRICS\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 2009); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai_Cooperation_Organisation\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSCO\u003c\/a\u003e (2017)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eIndus Valley Civilization (c. 3300–1300 BC) — one of the world's earliest urban cultures\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eVedic period and Mahajanapadas (c. 1500–300 BC)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maurya_Empire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMaurya Empire\u003c\/a\u003e (322–185 BC) — first pan-Indian empire under Chandragupta and Ashoka\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eGupta Empire and regional kingdoms (4th–12th century AD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eDelhi Sultanate (1206–1526) — Turkic and Afghan Muslim rule over northern India\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mughal_Empire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMughal Empire\u003c\/a\u003e (1526–1857) — peak of Islamic rule\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eBritish East India Company (1757–1858) → British Raj (1858–1947)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eIndependence (15 August 1947) — partition into India and Pakistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eRepublic of India (26 January 1950–date) — this note issued during this period\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIndia Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIndia is the world's largest democracy by population — over 640 million votes were cast in the 2024 general election alone\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIndia has the world's largest film industry by number of films produced annually, with Bollywood, Tollywood, and regional industries combined\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe game of chess was invented in India (as \u003cem\u003echaturanga\u003c\/em\u003e) around the 6th century AD\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIndia is home to 38 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including Rani Ki Vav — the very site depicted on this note's reverse\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIndia launched its Chandrayaan-3 mission in 2023, becoming the first country to land near the Moon's south pole\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDespite being one of the world's largest economies, India's GDP per capita ranks below 130th globally — a stark reminder of the scale of its inequality\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe Kumbh Mela pilgrimage is the largest human gathering on Earth; the 2019 event drew an estimated 200 million people over 49 days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Father of a Nation on Paper\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMahatma Gandhi has appeared on every Indian rupee banknote since 1996 — a deliberate choice to anchor the currency in the moral authority of the independence movement. The \u003cstrong\u003eNew Mahatma Gandhi Series\u003c\/strong\u003e, introduced from 2016 onward, brought cleaner layouts, enhanced security features, and India's most iconic monuments to the reverse. The 100 rupees note got one of the series' most visually striking choices: \u003cstrong\u003eRani Ki Vav\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eRani Ki Vav: A Stepwell Fit for a Queen\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRani Ki Vav\u003c\/strong\u003e — the Queen's Stepwell — was built in the 11th century in Patan, Gujarat, by Queen Udayamati in memory of her husband, King Bhimdev I of the Solanki dynasty. It descends seven stories underground and is lined with over \u003cstrong\u003e500 principal sculptures\u003c\/strong\u003e and more than 1,000 minor ones, depicting deities, celestial beings, and scenes from Hindu mythology. Buried under silt for centuries after a flood, it was excavated and restored in the 20th century. \u003cstrong\u003eUNESCO inscribed it as a World Heritage Site in 2014\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is now also featured on the reverse of the ₹100 note — and on the back of the new ₹100 coin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Shaktikanta Das Era\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 2022 note bears the signature of \u003cstrong\u003eGov. Shaktikanta Das\u003c\/strong\u003e, who served as RBI Governor from December 2018 to December 2024 — the longest tenure in decades. Das navigated the RBI through the COVID-19 economic shock, aggressive rate-cut cycles, and the subsequent inflation surge. His tenure was marked by a pragmatic, government-aligned approach that stood in contrast to his predecessor's more independent stance. Notes signed by Das span a wide range of years and plate letters, making variety collecting within his signature run a rewarding pursuit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eLow Serial Number — A Collector's Premium\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis specific note carries a \u003cstrong\u003elow serial number\u003c\/strong\u003e (7RA000016–97), placing it among the first printed in its block run. Low serials are among the most sought-after varieties in world banknote collecting — prized for their rarity, their visual impact, and the simple fact that someone, somewhere, had to be first. \u003cstrong\u003eOwn this note\u003c\/strong\u003e and you hold Gandhi's gaze, a queen's underground palace, and a number that was almost certainly never meant to end up in a collector's hands.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51499228463415,"sku":"IN112m-2022-M-LOWSER-U","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/57_0f0b7f3e-c3a5-45e3-9663-2185bfb0bf3c.png?v=1766777038"},{"product_id":"sri-lanka-20-rupees-2021-p-123h-unc-owl-butterfly-dancer-w-30c","title":"Sri Lanka 20 rupees 2021 P-123h UNC owl butterfly dancer W#30c","description":"\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3 data-start=\"86\" data-end=\"121\"\u003eWhat's on the banknote?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePredominant color: Maroon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront features the Port of Colombo as seen now and in history; a Baronet butterfly in the lower left corner, while on the right the Sri Lanka Serendib Scops Owl is a recently discovered species recognized in 2004. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe reverse shows a Ves Netuma dancer with a traditional costume of 64 ornaments, as well as a drummer with Geta Bera (drum with a knot) a Kandyan drum used in traditional dances. 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Urjit Patel\u003c\/a\u003e — Governor, Reserve Bank of India\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_rupee\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndian Rupee\u003c\/a\u003e (decimalized, 1957–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hindi, English (plus 22 scheduled languages)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout India\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e From \u003cem\u003eIndus\u003c\/em\u003e, derived from the Sanskrit \u003cem\u003eSindhu\u003c\/em\u003e — the ancient name of the Indus River; the name passed through Persian and Greek before becoming “India” in English\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e New Delhi (city pop. ~250,000; metro pop. ~33 million)\n    \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e “Delhi” likely derives from the Hindi\/Prakrit \u003cem\u003edhilli\u003c\/em\u003e or from \u003cem\u003eDhillu\u003c\/em\u003e, a Tomar ruler; “New” was added when the British built the planned capital adjacent to the old city, inaugurated in 1931\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~1.44 billion (UN 2024) — more than the US, Brazil, and Indonesia combined\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3,287,263 km² (1,269,219 mi²) — roughly the size of the US east of the Mississippi, plus Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$10,100 (IMF 2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Refined petroleum, pharmaceuticals, gems \u0026amp; jewelry, machinery, textiles, rice\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pakistan (west), China and Nepal (north), Bhutan (northeast), Bangladesh and Myanmar (east); 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the 2019 event drew an estimated 200 million people over 49 days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Father of a Nation on Paper\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMahatma Gandhi has appeared on every Indian rupee banknote since 1996 — a deliberate choice to anchor the currency in the moral authority of the independence movement. 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His portrait, drawn from a photograph taken in \u003cstrong\u003e1946\u003c\/strong\u003e, is one of the most reproduced images in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGandhi’s role in India’s independence from Britain is without parallel. Through decades of \u003cstrong\u003enonviolent resistance \u003c\/strong\u003e— the Salt March of 1930, the Quit India Movement of 1942, hunger strikes, and mass civil disobedience — he mobilized hundreds of millions of people and \u003cstrong\u003eultimately made British rule untenable. \u003c\/strong\u003eAssassinated on 30 January 1948, just months after independence, he became the \u003cstrong\u003edefining moral figure of the 20th century’s decolonization era,\u003c\/strong\u003e influencing movements from the \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Civil Rights \u003c\/strong\u003emovement to \u003cstrong\u003eanti-apartheid \u003c\/strong\u003eactivism in South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Konark Sun Temple\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Chariot Frozen in Stone\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse of this note features the iconic \u003cstrong\u003echariot wheel\u003c\/strong\u003e of the Konark Sun Temple — a 13th-century Hindu temple in Odisha, eastern India, built around 1250 CE by King Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty. 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A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984, Konark is one of India’s most celebrated architectural achievements, and its wheel has become a national symbol — the same wheel that appears at the center of the Indian national flag as the \u003cem\u003eAshoka Chakra\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Ashoka Pillar\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSymbol of the Indian Republic\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eAshoka Pillar\u003c\/strong\u003e on the obverse references the \u003cstrong\u003eLion Capital of Ashoka \u003c\/strong\u003e— a sculpture originally atop a pillar erected by \u003cstrong\u003eEmperor Ashoka at Sarnath around 250 BCE\u003c\/strong\u003e, at the site where the Buddha first taught. Adopted as the \u003cstrong\u003enational emblem of India \u003c\/strong\u003eupon the republic’s founding in 1950, it appears on all Indian currency, official documents, and government seals. 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As leader of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/All-India_Muslim_League\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAll-India Muslim League\u003c\/a\u003e, he led the demand formalized in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lahore_Resolution\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLahore Resolution\u003c\/a\u003e (1940), negotiated with the British through the final years of colonial rule, and became the central figure behind the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Partition_of_India\" target=\"_blank\"\u003epartition of India\u003c\/a\u003e in 1947. 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Jameel Ahmed\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e navy blue engraving; aqua\/mint green background; dark green and gold \"75\" numeral\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePortrait:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fatima_Jinnah\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMohtarma Fatima Jinnah\u003c\/a\u003e — sister of the founder, dentist, politician, and \"Mother of the Nation\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eImagery:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wind turbines and solar panels — representing Pakistan's renewable energy ambitions\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBank logo:\u003c\/strong\u003e State Bank of Pakistan commemorative emblem\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLettering:\u003c\/strong\u003e STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN \/ 75 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE \/ SEVENTY FIVE RUPEES\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eTBB 241ar (Replacement, prefix Z)\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eTBB 241as (Specimen, $120)\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cstrong\u003eTBB 241a (Issued) — this note\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-57; TBB B241a; Numista N#370853\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Portrait of Quaid-i-Azam M.A. Jinnah \u0026amp; \"75\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSecurity features:\u003c\/strong\u003e Color-shifting ink on ۷۵ (copper brown → lime green); windowed holographic security thread\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 139 × 65 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/State_Bank_of_Pakistan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eState Bank of Pakistan\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pakistan_Security_Printing_Corporation\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePakistan Security Printing Corporation (PSPC)\u003c\/a\u003e, Pakistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssued:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e No — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elegal tender\u003c\/a\u003e, though rarely accepted in practice (see below)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sbp.org.pk\/about\/governor.asp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGov. Jameel Ahmed\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pakistani_rupee\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePakistani Rupee\u003c\/a\u003e (decimalized, 1961–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Note Nobody Would Accept\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the more curious stories in modern South Asian banknote history. The 75 Rupees note is \u003cstrong\u003elegal tender\u003c\/strong\u003e — issued by the State Bank of Pakistan, printed by the national security printer, signed by the Governor. And yet shopkeepers across Pakistan routinely \u003cstrong\u003erefused to accept it\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe reason: 75 fits nowhere in Pakistan's existing denomination ladder (10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000). Shopkeepers, unfamiliar with the note and skeptical that banks would accept it in turn, simply declined to take it. The note \u003cstrong\u003enever entered meaningful circulation\u003c\/strong\u003e despite being issued. For collectors, this makes it a genuine rarity in used condition — most examples are UNC simply because they were never spent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eJinnah \u0026amp; Fatima: The Founding Siblings\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muhammad_Ali_Jinnah\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMohammed Ali Jinnah\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (1876–1948) is one of the 20th century's most consequential statesmen — a barrister trained in London who became the driving force behind the creation of Pakistan in 1947. He served as the country's first Governor-General until his death from tuberculosis just 13 months after independence. His image appears on virtually every Pakistani banknote ever issued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fatima_Jinnah\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFatima Jinnah\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (1893–1967) — his younger sister — was a dentist, political organizer, and one of the most prominent women in Pakistani public life. She campaigned tirelessly for independence alongside her brother, and after his death became a leading opposition figure, running for president in 1965 against Ayub Khan in an election widely believed to have been stolen. She is known as \u003cem\u003eMādar-e Millat\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cstrong\u003eMother of the Nation\u003c\/strong\u003e. Her appearance on this note, alongside her brother, makes it one of the few Pakistani notes to feature two members of the same family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eGreen Energy on a Green Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe wind turbines and solar panels on the reverse are not decorative — they reflect a deliberate policy statement. Pakistan has invested heavily in renewable energy infrastructure, particularly wind power in the Sindh corridor and solar projects in Punjab. By 2023, renewables accounted for a growing share of Pakistan's electricity mix, and the State Bank chose to mark its 75th anniversary by \u003cstrong\u003elinking monetary stability to an energy-secure future\u003c\/strong\u003e. It's an unusually forward-looking image for a commemorative banknote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Pakistan\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acronym coined in 1933 by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Choudhry_Rahmat_Ali\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChoudhry Rahmat Ali\u003c\/a\u003e — \u003cstrong\u003eP\u003c\/strong\u003eunjab, \u003cstrong\u003eA\u003c\/strong\u003efghania (NWFP), \u003cstrong\u003eK\u003c\/strong\u003eashmir, \u003cstrong\u003eS\u003c\/strong\u003eindh, and Baluchis\u003cstrong\u003etan\u003c\/strong\u003e; also means \"Land of the Pure\" in Urdu\/Persian (\u003cem\u003epāk\u003c\/em\u003e = pure, \u003cem\u003e-stan\u003c\/em\u003e = land)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Islamabad\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIslamabad\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~1.2 million; metro ~2.2 million)\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e From Arabic\/Persian \u003cem\u003eIslāmābād\u003c\/em\u003e — \"City of Islam\" (\u003cem\u003eislām\u003c\/em\u003e + \u003cem\u003eābād\u003c\/em\u003e, a Persian suffix meaning \"inhabited place\" or \"city\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~240 million (UN 2024) — 5th most populous country in the world; comparable to Brazil\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 881,913 km² (340,509 mi²) — roughly the size of Texas and New Mexico combined\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$6,700 (IMF 2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Textiles and garments (~60% of exports), rice, leather goods, surgical instruments, chemicals\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/India\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndia\u003c\/a\u003e (east), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afghanistan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfghanistan\u003c\/a\u003e (northwest), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIran\u003c\/a\u003e (west), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChina\u003c\/a\u003e (northeast); Arabian Sea (south)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken language:\u003c\/strong\u003e Urdu (official\/national); English (official, government\/legal); regional languages: Punjabi (~44%), Pashto (~15%), Sindhi (~14%), Saraiki, Balochi, and others\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Punjabis_in_Pakistan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePunjabi\u003c\/a\u003e (~44%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pashtuns\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePashtun\u003c\/a\u003e (~15%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sindhis\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSindhi\u003c\/a\u003e (~14%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saraikis\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSaraiki\u003c\/a\u003e (~11%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muhajir_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMuhajir\u003c\/a\u003e (~8%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baloch_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBaloch\u003c\/a\u003e (~4%), other\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnited Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (1947); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commonwealth_of_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCommonwealth of Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (1947, suspended 1999–2004); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOIC\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1969); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Asian_Association_for_Regional_Cooperation\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSAARC\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1985); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai_Cooperation_Organisation\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSCO\u003c\/a\u003e (2017); nuclear-armed state (declared 1998)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eAncient civilizations — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indus_Valley_civilisation\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndus Valley Civilization\u003c\/a\u003e (3300–1300 BC), one of the world's earliest urban cultures; centered on Mohenjo-daro and Harappa (both in modern Pakistan)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eSuccessive empires — Achaemenid Persian, Macedonian (Alexander the Great), Maurya, Kushan, Gupta\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eIslamic conquests (711 AD) — Muhammad bin Qasim conquers Sindh; Islam takes root\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eDelhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire (1206–1857) — Lahore a major Mughal capital\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eBritish colonial rule (1858–1947) — part of British India following the 1857 uprising\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eIndependence (August 14, 1947) — Pakistan created as a separate Muslim-majority state at partition; accompanied by one of history's largest and most violent mass migrations (~14 million displaced)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eEast Pakistan secedes (1971) — becomes Bangladesh after a brutal civil war and Indian military intervention\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eIslamic Republic of Pakistan (1956–date) — alternating civilian and military governments; nuclear tests 1998; this note issued during this period\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePakistan Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePakistan is home to the \u003cstrong\u003esecond-largest salt mine in the world\u003c\/strong\u003e — the Khewra Salt Mine in Punjab, which has been mined since the 13th century and produces the famous pink Himalayan salt\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indus_Valley_civilisation\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndus Valley Civilization\u003c\/a\u003e, centered in modern Pakistan, had \u003cstrong\u003eflush toilets and urban sewage systems\u003c\/strong\u003e around 2500 BC — millennia before Rome\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePakistan has \u003cstrong\u003emore glaciers than anywhere outside the polar regions\u003c\/strong\u003e — over 7,000 in the Karakoram, Hindu Kush, and Himalayan ranges; and they are melting rapidly\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Karakoram_Highway\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKarakoram Highway\u003c\/a\u003e, connecting Pakistan to China through some of the world's highest terrain, is often called the \u003cstrong\u003e\"Eighth Wonder of the World\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — it took 20 years and cost hundreds of lives to build\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePakistan's \u003cstrong\u003etruck art\u003c\/strong\u003e tradition — elaborately hand-painted commercial trucks covered in floral patterns, calligraphy, and portraits — is recognized as one of the world's most distinctive folk art forms\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDespite chronic economic instability, Pakistan has \u003cstrong\u003enever defaulted on its external debt\u003c\/strong\u003e — though it has come close multiple times and relies heavily on IMF bailouts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this \u003cstrong\u003eUNC commemorative\u003c\/strong\u003e from Pakistan's 75th anniversary of the State Bank — a note that was legal tender but too unusual to spend, bearing the founding siblings of a nation and a vision of renewable energy on its reverse. A standout piece for South Asian, commemorative, or modern issue collections.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52450056634679,"sku":"PK57U","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/57o_562a263a-17c4-4436-8b82-e8b2e1ba2eab.jpg?v=1781191763"},{"product_id":"pakistan-p-56-75-rupees-2022-unc","title":"Pakistan P-56 75 Rupees 2022 UNC—4 Founding Figures—Climate Pledge","description":"\u003cp\u003ePakistan's 2022 commemorative 75 Rupees note is one of the most ambitious banknote designs in the country's history — four founding figures on a single note, a climate-change message on the reverse, color-shifting ink, a windowed hologram strip, and a denomination so unusual it was \u003cstrong\u003erefused by shopkeepers across the country\u003c\/strong\u003e despite being legal tender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e emerald green dominant engraving; light green and cream geometric guilloché background; copper-brown to lime-green color-shifting \"75\" at top left; gold denomination bar at bottom\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePortraits (left to right):\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Syed_Ahmad_Khan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSir Syed Ahmad Khan\u003c\/a\u003e (1817–1898) — reformer, educator, founder of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aligarh_Muslim_University\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAligarh Muslim University\u003c\/a\u003e; pioneered modern education for South Asian Muslims\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fatima_Jinnah\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMohtarma Fatima Jinnah\u003c\/a\u003e (1893–1967) — \"Mother of the Nation\"; dentist, politician, sister of the founder\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muhammad_Ali_Jinnah\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eQuaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah\u003c\/a\u003e (1876–1948) — founder and first Governor-General of Pakistan (center, largest portrait)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muhammad_Iqbal\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAllama Sir Muhammad Iqbal\u003c\/a\u003e (1877–1938) — poet-philosopher and spiritual father of Pakistan; his 1930 Allahabad Address first articulated the vision of a Muslim homeland\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e75th anniversary logo\u003c\/strong\u003e upper right\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor-shifting ink:\u003c\/strong\u003e Urdu numeral ۷۵ (75) at top left shifts from copper-brown to lime-green when tilted\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegistration device:\u003c\/strong\u003e denomination visible as see-through register front-to-back\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLettering:\u003c\/strong\u003e بینک دَولتِ پاکِستان (State Bank of Pakistan) \/ ۷۵ \/ 75 \/ پچیہتر روپے (Seventy Five Rupees)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sbp.org.pk\/about\/governor.asp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGov. Jameel Ahmed\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e all-green palette; teal-blue earth globe at left; deep green Markhor and Deodar tree engraving center; white windowed holographic security strip at right\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGlobe:\u003c\/strong\u003e Earth as seen from space — anchoring the climate change message\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarkhor\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Markhor\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCapra falconeri\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e) — Pakistan's national animal; a large wild goat with dramatic corkscrew horns, native to the mountains of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeodar Tree\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cedrus_deodara\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCedrus deodara\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e) — Pakistan's national tree; a Himalayan cedar sacred in Hindu tradition, meaning \"timber of the gods\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMountains\u003c\/strong\u003e in background\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSecurity strip:\u003c\/strong\u003e Windowed holographic thread with moving circles and stylized \"75\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLettering:\u003c\/strong\u003e STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN \/ SEVENTY FIVE RUPEES \/ SAVING CLIMATE AND SPECIES \/ 75 \/ 75 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eTBB B240 Specimen ($77)\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cstrong\u003eTBB B240 Issued (no UV on left serial) — this note\u003c\/strong\u003e; TBB B240 Issued (UV active on left serial, $1.50)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-56; TBB B240; Numista N#337073\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Portrait of Quaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah and electrotype \"75\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSecurity features:\u003c\/strong\u003e Color-shifting ink (copper-brown to lime-green); windowed holographic security thread; UV-active serial numbers (varies by prefix — see note below); registration device\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 147 × 65 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/State_Bank_of_Pakistan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eState Bank of Pakistan\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_La_Rue\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe La Rue\u003c\/a\u003e, United Kingdom (design integration); SBP internal banknote committee (concept)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pakistan_Security_Printing_Corporation\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePakistan Security Printing Corporation (PSPC)\u003c\/a\u003e, Pakistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssued:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e No — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elegal tender\u003c\/a\u003e, though rarely accepted in practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sbp.org.pk\/about\/governor.asp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGov. Jameel Ahmed\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pakistani_rupee\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePakistani Rupee\u003c\/a\u003e (decimalized, 1961–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eUV Variety Note for Collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis note has a documented UV variety that affects collectibility. The left serial number is \u003cstrong\u003enot fluorescent\u003c\/strong\u003e on prefixes NFT and AAA, and on lower-numbered AAB notes. It \u003cstrong\u003eis fluorescent\u003c\/strong\u003e on higher AAB numbers and all subsequent prefixes (AAC through AAL, skipping AAI). If UV activity matters for your collection, check your prefix before purchasing — or ask us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Note Nobody Would Accept\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLike its companion P-57 (75 Rupees, State Bank anniversary), this note is \u003cstrong\u003elegal tender that shopkeepers refused\u003c\/strong\u003e. The 75 Rupee denomination fits nowhere in Pakistan's existing note ladder — and unfamiliar with it, merchants declined to accept it, fearing banks would do the same. Most examples remain in UNC condition simply because \u003cstrong\u003ethey were never spent\u003c\/strong\u003e. A genuine rarity in circulated grades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFour Founders on One Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNo Pakistani banknote before this one had placed four founding figures side by side. Each represents a distinct pillar of the Pakistani national idea:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Syed_Ahmad_Khan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSir Syed Ahmad Khan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (1817–1898) understood, decades before partition was conceivable, that South Asian Muslims needed modern education to survive in a changing world. He founded Aligarh Muslim University in 1875 — the institution that would produce much of Pakistan's founding generation. Without Sir Syed, there is no Jinnah as we know him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muhammad_Iqbal\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAllama Iqbal\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (1877–1938) gave the idea of Pakistan its philosophical and spiritual architecture. His 1930 presidential address to the Muslim League in Allahabad was the first time a major political figure articulated the vision of a separate Muslim homeland in northwestern India. He died nine years before it was realized — but Jinnah credited him as the inspiration. His Urdu and Persian poetry remains central to Pakistani cultural identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muhammad_Ali_Jinnah\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMuhammad Ali Jinnah\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (1876–1948) turned the idea into a country. A barrister trained in London, he negotiated Pakistan into existence through sheer legal and political force of will, then died of tuberculosis just 13 months after independence — before he could shape what the country would become.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fatima_Jinnah\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFatima Jinnah\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (1893–1967) was not merely her brother's companion — she was a political force in her own right. She ran for president in 1965 against military dictator Ayub Khan in an election widely believed to have been stolen. She is \u003cem\u003eMādar-e Millat\u003c\/em\u003e — Mother of the Nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSaving Climate and Species\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse of this note carries an explicit public service message: \u003cstrong\u003e\"SAVING CLIMATE AND SPECIES.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e This is unusual for a banknote — and deliberate. Pakistan is among the countries most severely affected by climate change despite contributing minimally to global emissions. The 2022 floods submerged one-third of the country, killing over 1,700 people and displacing millions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Markhor\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMarkhor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e — Pakistan's national animal — was once critically endangered due to hunting and habitat loss. Conservation efforts have brought it back from the brink; it is now listed as Near Threatened. The \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cedrus_deodara\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDeodar Cedar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Pakistan's national tree, faces pressure from deforestation and glacial retreat. Placing both on a commemorative note is a statement: \u003cstrong\u003enational identity and ecological survival are inseparable.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Pakistan\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acronym coined in 1933 by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Choudhry_Rahmat_Ali\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChoudhry Rahmat Ali\u003c\/a\u003e — \u003cstrong\u003eP\u003c\/strong\u003eunjab, \u003cstrong\u003eA\u003c\/strong\u003efghania (NWFP), \u003cstrong\u003eK\u003c\/strong\u003eashmir, \u003cstrong\u003eS\u003c\/strong\u003eindh, and Baluchis\u003cstrong\u003etan\u003c\/strong\u003e; also means \"Land of the Pure\" in Urdu\/Persian (\u003cem\u003epāk\u003c\/em\u003e = pure, \u003cem\u003e-stan\u003c\/em\u003e = land)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Islamabad\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIslamabad\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~1.2 million; metro ~2.2 million)\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e From Arabic\/Persian \u003cem\u003eIslāmābād\u003c\/em\u003e — \"City of Islam\" (\u003cem\u003eislām\u003c\/em\u003e + \u003cem\u003eābād\u003c\/em\u003e, Persian suffix meaning \"inhabited place\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~240 million (UN 2024) — 5th most populous country in the world; comparable to Brazil\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 881,913 km² (340,509 mi²) — roughly the size of Texas and New Mexico combined\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$6,700 (IMF 2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Textiles and garments (~60% of exports), rice, leather goods, surgical instruments, chemicals\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/India\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndia\u003c\/a\u003e (east), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afghanistan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfghanistan\u003c\/a\u003e (northwest), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIran\u003c\/a\u003e (west), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChina\u003c\/a\u003e (northeast); Arabian Sea (south)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken language:\u003c\/strong\u003e Urdu (official\/national); English (official, government\/legal); regional: Punjabi (~44%), Pashto (~15%), Sindhi (~14%), Saraiki, Balochi, and others\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Punjabis_in_Pakistan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePunjabi\u003c\/a\u003e (~44%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pashtuns\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePashtun\u003c\/a\u003e (~15%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sindhis\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSindhi\u003c\/a\u003e (~14%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saraikis\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSaraiki\u003c\/a\u003e (~11%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muhajir_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMuhajir\u003c\/a\u003e (~8%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baloch_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBaloch\u003c\/a\u003e (~4%), other\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnited Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (1947); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commonwealth_of_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCommonwealth of Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (1947, suspended 1999–2004); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOIC\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1969); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Asian_Association_for_Regional_Cooperation\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSAARC\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1985); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai_Cooperation_Organisation\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSCO\u003c\/a\u003e (2017); nuclear-armed state (declared 1998)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eAncient civilizations — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indus_Valley_civilisation\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndus Valley Civilization\u003c\/a\u003e (3300–1300 BC); Mohenjo-daro and Harappa both in modern Pakistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eSuccessive empires — Achaemenid Persian, Macedonian (Alexander the Great), Maurya, Kushan, Gupta\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eIslamic conquests (711 AD) — Muhammad bin Qasim conquers Sindh\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eDelhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire (1206–1857) — Lahore a major Mughal capital\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eBritish colonial rule (1858–1947) — part of British India following the 1857 uprising\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eIndependence (August 14, 1947) — partition accompanied by one of history's largest mass migrations (~14 million displaced)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eEast Pakistan secedes (1971) — becomes Bangladesh after civil war and Indian military intervention\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eIslamic Republic of Pakistan (1956–date) — alternating civilian and military governments; nuclear tests 1998; this note issued during this period\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePakistan Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePakistan is home to the \u003cstrong\u003esecond-largest salt mine in the world\u003c\/strong\u003e — the Khewra Salt Mine in Punjab, mined since the 13th century and source of the famous pink Himalayan salt\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indus_Valley_civilisation\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndus Valley Civilization\u003c\/a\u003e had \u003cstrong\u003eflush toilets and urban sewage systems\u003c\/strong\u003e around 2500 BC — millennia before Rome\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePakistan has \u003cstrong\u003emore glaciers than anywhere outside the polar regions\u003c\/strong\u003e — over 7,000 in the Karakoram, Hindu Kush, and Himalayas; melting rapidly\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Karakoram_Highway\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKarakoram Highway\u003c\/a\u003e connecting Pakistan to China is often called the \u003cstrong\u003e\"Eighth Wonder of the World\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — 20 years to build, hundreds of lives lost\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePakistan's \u003cstrong\u003etruck art\u003c\/strong\u003e tradition — elaborately hand-painted commercial trucks — is one of the world's most distinctive folk art forms\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDespite chronic economic instability, Pakistan has \u003cstrong\u003enever formally defaulted on its external debt\u003c\/strong\u003e, relying heavily on IMF bailouts to avoid it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this \u003cstrong\u003eUNC commemorative\u003c\/strong\u003e from Pakistan's 75th Independence anniversary — four founding figures, a climate pledge, a holographic strip, and color-shifting ink on a note that was too unusual to spend. A standout piece for South Asian, commemorative, or thematic collections.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52450074689847,"sku":"PK56U","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/56o_1b9af808-abdc-4492-be69-0af0405c6e8b.jpg?v=1781192559"},{"product_id":"india-p-93-p-99-p-106-500-rupees-2000-2016-vf-gandhi-dandi","title":"India P-93 500 Rupees 2000-2007 Very Fine+Pen Marks—No Date on Back","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe original Gandhi 500 Rupee note — India's workhorse denomination featuring Mahatma Gandhi and the Dandi March, issued from 2000 to 2007 and dramatically demonetized overnight on November 8, 2016. This note has pen marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e yellow, pale orange, and tan on multicolor\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePortrait of \u003cstrong\u003eMohandas Karamchand \"Mahatma\" Gandhi\u003c\/strong\u003e at right\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRBI coat of arms at bottom-right corner\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLion Capital of the Ashoka Column at lower right (now in Sarnath Museum)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDenomination \"500\" in colour-shifting ink (shifts between two shades of green and turquoise)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLatent image of \"500\" in grey space beside Gandhi's portrait — visible when tilted\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSecurity thread windowed into six sections; inscription \"RBI भारत\" repeated throughout when backlit; multicolour thread shifts between emerald green, turquoise, and blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bimal_Jalan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBimal Jalan\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Y._Venugopal_Reddy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eY. Venugopal Reddy\u003c\/a\u003e — Gov., Reserve Bank of India\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e yellow and tan on multicolor\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eScene of the \u003cstrong\u003eDandi March of 1930\u003c\/strong\u003e — Gandhi and followers in peaceful protest against the British salt monopoly\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eP-93:\u003c\/strong\u003e no date on reverse; no ₹ rupee symbol\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eP-99:\u003c\/strong\u003e date printed at bottom center of reverse; no ₹ rupee symbol\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eP-106:\u003c\/strong\u003e date printed at bottom center of reverse; ₹500 appears in upper-left and upper-right corners\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDenomination panel in 15 Indian languages (excluding Hindi and English): Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi (Gurmukhi), Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pick P-93; Numista N#202282\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cotton paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 167 × 73 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reserve Bank of India (भारतीय रिज़र्व बैंक)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDemonetized\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e 31 December 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e Indian Rupee (decimalized, 1957–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe March That Shook an Empire\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cstrong\u003e12 March 1930\u003c\/strong\u003e, a \u003cstrong\u003e61-year-old lawyer-turned-saint\u003c\/strong\u003e walked out of his ashram in Sabarmati with 78 followers and began a \u003cstrong\u003e240-mile journey to the sea\u003c\/strong\u003e. His goal: to pick up a handful of salt and break British law. The \u003cstrong\u003eDandi March\u003c\/strong\u003e — also called the Salt Satyagraha — was an act of \u003cstrong\u003ecivil disobedience\u003c\/strong\u003e so simple and so powerful that it electrified the world. By the time Gandhi reached the coast on \u003cstrong\u003e6 April 1930\u003c\/strong\u003e, tens of thousands had joined. The British arrested over \u003cstrong\u003e60,000 people\u003c\/strong\u003e. It was the beginning of the end of the Raj.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGandhi himself — \u003cstrong\u003eMohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869–1948)\u003c\/strong\u003e — trained as a barrister in London, was thrown off a train in South Africa for sitting in a whites-only compartment, and returned to India to lead the largest nonviolent independence movement in history. He was assassinated on \u003cstrong\u003e30 January 1948\u003c\/strong\u003e, just months after India's independence. He never held political office. He appears on every Indian banknote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Night India's Money Died\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt \u003cstrong\u003e8:15 PM on 8 November 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared on national television and announced that, effective midnight, all ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes were no longer legal tender. \u003cstrong\u003e86% of India's currency by value\u003c\/strong\u003e was invalidated in a single speech. Lines formed at banks stretching for blocks. ATMs ran dry. The move — intended to combat \u003cstrong\u003eblack money, counterfeiting, and tax evasion\u003c\/strong\u003e — caused enormous disruption and remains one of the most dramatic monetary events of the 21st century. These notes, once the backbone of everyday Indian commerce, became collector's items overnight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout India\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Derived from the Indus River (Sanskrit: \u003cem\u003eSindhu\u003c\/em\u003e), via Persian \u003cem\u003eHindu\u003c\/em\u003e and Greek \u003cem\u003eIndos\u003c\/em\u003e; the name has been in use for over 2,500 years\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name of New Delhi:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Delhi\" likely derives from the Hindi\/Prakrit word \u003cem\u003edhili\u003c\/em\u003e (loose), referring to the iron pillar of Qutb, or from Raja Dhilu (50 BC); \"New\" was added when the British built the planned capital in 1911\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e New Delhi — city pop. ~250,000; metro pop. ~33 million (NCT of Delhi)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~1.44 billion (UN 2024) — roughly 4× the United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3,287,263 km² (1,269,219 mi²) — slightly larger than Argentina; about one-third the size of the United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$10,100 (IMF 2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e petroleum products, gems and jewelry, pharmaceuticals, machinery, textiles, rice\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pakistan (west), China and Nepal (north), Bhutan (northeast), Bangladesh and Myanmar (east); coastlines on the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hindi and English (official); 22 scheduled languages; hundreds of regional languages and dialects\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indo-Aryan_peoples\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndo-Aryan\u003c\/a\u003e (~72%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dravidian_peoples\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDravidian\u003c\/a\u003e (~25%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Austroasiatic_peoples\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAustroasiatic\u003c\/a\u003e and others (~3%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e United Nations (founding member, 1945); Commonwealth of Nations (1947); Non-Aligned Movement (founding member, 1961); G20 (hosts 2023 presidency); BRICS; World Trade Organization; South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC, founding member)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mughal Empire (1526–1857); British East India Company rule (1757–1858); British Raj (1858–1947); Independence: 15 August 1947; Republic: 26 January 1950\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIndia Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndia has the world's largest democracy\u003c\/strong\u003e — over 960 million eligible voters cast ballots in the 2024 general election, the largest democratic exercise in human history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZero was invented here.\u003c\/strong\u003e The concept of zero as a number was formalized by Indian mathematician \u003cstrong\u003eBrahmagupta\u003c\/strong\u003e in 628 AD — arguably the most consequential mathematical discovery ever made.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndia has more languages than Europe.\u003c\/strong\u003e The 2011 census recorded 19,500 distinct mother tongues. The Indian constitution recognizes 22 official languages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Kumbh Mela is the largest human gathering on Earth\u003c\/strong\u003e — up to 50 million people in a single day. It is visible from space.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndia's film industry produces more films than any other country\u003c\/strong\u003e — over 1,800 per year across multiple language industries, of which Bollywood (Hindi) is just one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYoga, chess, and the decimal number system\u003c\/strong\u003e all originated in India.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndia became the fourth country to land on the Moon\u003c\/strong\u003e when Chandrayaan-3 touched down near the lunar south pole on 23 August 2023 — the first mission ever to land there.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDespite being the world's largest democracy, India has never had a female president elected by popular vote\u003c\/strong\u003e — though it has had a female Prime Minister (\u003cstrong\u003eIndira Gandhi\u003c\/strong\u003e, no relation to Mahatma, 1966–1977 and 1980–1984).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this note and hold the first era of modern India in your hands — the Gandhi who walked to the sea, the rupee that survived independence, and the banknote that a prime minister killed with a single speech. A remarkable piece of monetary history from the world's most populous nation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52610245591351,"sku":"IN93VF","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/Pen_mark_obverse.png?v=1783633588"},{"product_id":"india-p99-500-rupees-2005-12-vf","title":"India P-99 500 Rupees 2005-12 Very Fine+Pen Marks—Back w\/Date but no ₹ Symbol","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe iconic Gandhi 500 Rupee note — India's workhorse denomination for over a decade, demonetized overnight on November 8, 2016. 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He never held political office. He appears on every Indian banknote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Night India's Money Died\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt \u003cstrong\u003e8:15 PM on 8 November 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared on national television and announced that, effective midnight, all ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes were no longer legal tender. \u003cstrong\u003e86% of India's currency by value\u003c\/strong\u003e was invalidated in a single speech. Lines formed at banks stretching for blocks. ATMs ran dry. The move — intended to combat \u003cstrong\u003eblack money, counterfeiting, and tax evasion\u003c\/strong\u003e — caused enormous disruption and remains one of the most dramatic monetary events of the 21st century. 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The Indian constitution recognizes 22 official languages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Kumbh Mela is the largest human gathering on Earth\u003c\/strong\u003e — up to 50 million people in a single day. It is visible from space.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndia's film industry produces more films than any other country\u003c\/strong\u003e — over 1,800 per year across multiple language industries, of which Bollywood (Hindi) is just one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYoga, chess, and the decimal number system\u003c\/strong\u003e all originated in India.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndia became the fourth country to land on the Moon\u003c\/strong\u003e when Chandrayaan-3 touched down near the lunar south pole on 23 August 2023 — the first mission ever to land there.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDespite being the world's largest democracy, India has never had a female president elected by popular vote\u003c\/strong\u003e — though it has had a female Prime Minister (\u003cstrong\u003eIndira Gandhi\u003c\/strong\u003e, no relation to Mahatma, 1966–1977 and 1980–1984).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this note and hold a piece of modern India in your hands — the Gandhi who walked to the sea, the rupee that survived independence, and the banknote that a prime minister killed with a single speech. 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His goal: to pick up a handful of salt and break British law. The \u003cstrong\u003eDandi March\u003c\/strong\u003e — also called the Salt Satyagraha — was an act of \u003cstrong\u003ecivil disobedience\u003c\/strong\u003e so simple and so powerful that it electrified the world. By the time Gandhi reached the coast on \u003cstrong\u003e6 April 1930\u003c\/strong\u003e, tens of thousands had joined. The British arrested over \u003cstrong\u003e60,000 people\u003c\/strong\u003e. It was the beginning of the end of the Raj.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGandhi himself — \u003cstrong\u003eMohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869–1948)\u003c\/strong\u003e — trained as a barrister in London, was thrown off a train in South Africa for sitting in a whites-only compartment, and returned to India to lead the largest nonviolent independence movement in history. He was assassinated on \u003cstrong\u003e30 January 1948\u003c\/strong\u003e, just months after India's independence. He never held political office. He appears on every Indian banknote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Night India's Money Died\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt \u003cstrong\u003e8:15 PM on 8 November 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared on national television and announced that, effective midnight, all ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes were no longer legal tender. \u003cstrong\u003e86% of India's currency by value\u003c\/strong\u003e was invalidated in a single speech. Lines formed at banks stretching for blocks. ATMs ran dry. The move — intended to combat \u003cstrong\u003eblack money, counterfeiting, and tax evasion\u003c\/strong\u003e — caused enormous disruption and remains one of the most dramatic monetary events of the 21st century. These notes, once the backbone of everyday Indian commerce, became collector's items overnight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout India\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Derived from the Indus River (Sanskrit: \u003cem\u003eSindhu\u003c\/em\u003e), via Persian \u003cem\u003eHindu\u003c\/em\u003e and Greek \u003cem\u003eIndos\u003c\/em\u003e; the name has been in use for over 2,500 years\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name of New Delhi:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Delhi\" likely derives from the Hindi\/Prakrit word \u003cem\u003edhili\u003c\/em\u003e (loose), referring to the iron pillar of Qutb, or from Raja Dhilu (50 BC); \"New\" was added when the British built the planned capital in 1911\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e New Delhi — city pop. ~250,000; metro pop. ~33 million (NCT of Delhi)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~1.44 billion (UN 2024) — roughly 4× the United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3,287,263 km² (1,269,219 mi²) — slightly larger than Argentina; about one-third the size of the United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$10,100 (IMF 2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e petroleum products, gems and jewelry, pharmaceuticals, machinery, textiles, rice\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pakistan (west), China and Nepal (north), Bhutan (northeast), Bangladesh and Myanmar (east); coastlines on the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hindi and English (official); 22 scheduled languages; hundreds of regional languages and dialects\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indo-Aryan_peoples\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndo-Aryan\u003c\/a\u003e (~72%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dravidian_peoples\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDravidian\u003c\/a\u003e (~25%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Austroasiatic_peoples\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAustroasiatic\u003c\/a\u003e and others (~3%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e United Nations (founding member, 1945); Commonwealth of Nations (1947); Non-Aligned Movement (founding member, 1961); G20 (hosts 2023 presidency); BRICS; World Trade Organization; South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC, founding member)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mughal Empire (1526–1857); British East India Company rule (1757–1858); British Raj (1858–1947); Independence: 15 August 1947; Republic: 26 January 1950\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIndia Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndia has the world's largest democracy\u003c\/strong\u003e — over 960 million eligible voters cast ballots in the 2024 general election, the largest democratic exercise in human history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZero was invented here.\u003c\/strong\u003e The concept of zero as a number was formalized by Indian mathematician \u003cstrong\u003eBrahmagupta\u003c\/strong\u003e in 628 AD — arguably the most consequential mathematical discovery ever made.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndia has more languages than Europe.\u003c\/strong\u003e The 2011 census recorded 19,500 distinct mother tongues. The Indian constitution recognizes 22 official languages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Kumbh Mela is the largest human gathering on Earth\u003c\/strong\u003e — up to 50 million people in a single day. It is visible from space.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndia's film industry produces more films than any other country\u003c\/strong\u003e — over 1,800 per year across multiple language industries, of which Bollywood (Hindi) is just one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYoga, chess, and the decimal number system\u003c\/strong\u003e all originated in India.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndia became the fourth country to land on the Moon\u003c\/strong\u003e when Chandrayaan-3 touched down near the lunar south pole on 23 August 2023 — the first mission ever to land there.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDespite being the world's largest democracy, India has never had a female president elected by popular vote\u003c\/strong\u003e — though it has had a female Prime Minister (\u003cstrong\u003eIndira Gandhi\u003c\/strong\u003e, no relation to Mahatma, 1966–1977 and 1980–1984).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this note and hold a piece of India's final pre-demonetization era in your hands — the Gandhi who walked to the sea, the rupee that survived independence, and the banknote that a prime minister killed with a single speech. 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