País: | India |
Continente: | Asia |
Referencia: | PR1 |
Fecha: | 1957 (released 1959) |
Emisor: | Government of India |
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Informacion del anverso: | Lion capital of Asoka column (now in Sarnath Museum) |
Informacion del reverso: | Coin |
Notas: | Signature: A. K. Roy Series: Z Purpose: "Gulf Rupee" - for circulation in the Persian/Arabian Gulf During British rule and until the 1960ies, most of the countries in this area did not have their own currencies.Given the great amount of trade between India and the Persian Gulf countries, using the Indian Rupee was a natural choice. Prior to 1957, Persian Gulf banks collected Indian Rupees and presented them to the Reserve Bank of Ind |
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