India
5Rupees
Five Indian Rupees Banknote
- Country
- India
- Issuer
- Reserve Bank of India
- Type
- Horizontal note
- Material
- Paper
- Size
- 117 × 63 mm
- Signature
- R.N. Malhotra
- Serial
- 2JA 6 5 9 4 4 3
Currency Information
The story
The back shows a farmer ploughing a field at sunset. Catalogues describe it as a scene of Indian agriculture. The front carries the Lion Capital of Ashoka. It is sculpted from sandstone, is preserved at the Sarnath Museum, and was originally erected around 250 BCE atop an Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath.
Front
Lion Capital of Ashoka emblem in an ornate frame, Reserve Bank of India seal (palm tree and tiger), circular lotus-style medallion at centre flanked by two rosettes, language panel in regional scripts, large blank oval watermark window at left, R.N. Malhotra’s Governor signature in Hindi and English, fine guilloche line patterns, text “Reserve Bank of India” and “Guaranteed by the Central Government” in English and Hindi
Back
Farmer on a tractor ploughing a field with a rear-mounted plough, setting sun behind hills, trees on the horizon, large floral lotus-style panel at left, scalloped border, text “Reserve Bank of India” in Hindi and English, “Five Rupees” in English and Hindi
