{"product_id":"pakistan-p-57-75-rupees-2023-unc-75-yrs-state-bank-of-pakistan","title":"Pakistan P-57 75 Rupees 2023 UNC—75 Yrs State Bank—Mother of the Nation","description":"\u003cp\u003eA commemorative note marking \u003cstrong\u003e75 years of the State Bank of Pakistan\u003c\/strong\u003e — and one of the more unusual modern issues in South Asian numismatics, featuring a non-standard denomination that confounded shopkeepers and rarely circulated 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 navy blue engraving; aqua\/mint green background; color-shifting copper-to-lime \"75\" numeral\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuilding:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/State_Bank_of_Pakistan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eState Bank of Pakistan\u003c\/a\u003e headquarters in Karachi — the colonial-era building that has anchored Pakistani monetary policy since independence\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePortrait:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muhammad_Ali_Jinnah\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eQuaid-i-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah\u003c\/a\u003e — founder and first Governor-General of Pakistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/strong\u003e 75 (color-shifting ink: copper brown to lime green when tilted); ۷۵ in Urdu numerals upper left\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLettering:\u003c\/strong\u003e بینک دَولتِ پاکِستان (State Bank of Pakistan) \/ 75 \/ Seventy Five Rupees (Urdu script)\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 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","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/pakistan-p-57-75-rupees-2023-unc-75-yrs-state-bank-of-pakistan","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}