100 Rupees TYPE 2A.5.2 (1901 – 1927)

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100 Rupees TYPE 2A.5.2 (1901 – 1927)

Obverse

2nd issue (1901-1927) Green underprint Universalized in 1911 with no apparent change. In the watermark ‘INDIA’ has been replaced by ‘100’ in 1909. The style of fonts on upper serial numbers changed

Paper

White, handmade; moulded

Serial Number

Four

Watermark

Type 1: Wavy lines within a wavy rectangular panel. INDIA in centre and GOVERNMENT OF INDIA below. Vertical RUPEES inverted on either side. Plate number in an alphabet in lower left and week and year of manufacture in four digits on lower right. Type 2: Same as Type 2A.5.1 except ‘INDIA’ replaced by ‘100’ from 1909.

Note

  1. The watermark for all denominations changed in 1909 whilst universalisation of the lower denominations.
  2. However the underprint colour from Rupees 100 onwards remain unchanged even though universalisation took place in 1911.
  3. Some notes of this type were Sea Sunk in S.S. Springwell of Calcutta circle.
  4. Some notes of this type were Sea Sunk in S.S. EGYPT of Madras circle dated 03.10.1918 Prefix BE49
  5. Some notes of this type were Sea Sunk in S.S. EGYPT of Lahore circle dated 28.06.1919 and 30.06.1919 Prefix FD29 and FD30.

Table

Type No. Signature Prefix
   2A.5.2 A Calcutta (1901-1927) Language panel and denomination panel Type 1
 2A.5.2 A.1  A.F. Cox
 2A.5.2 A.2  O.T. Barrow  UA, XA
 2A.5.2 A.3  R.W. Gillen  AB, OE
 2A.5.2 A.4  H.F. Howard  OC, OE
 2A.5.2 A.5  M.M.S. Gubbay  OC, RC
 2A.5.2 A.6  A.C. McWatters  OD, PD, RD
 2A.5.2 A.7  H. Denning  RD, RE
   2A.5.2 B Cawnpore or Calcutta (1901-1910) Language panel and denomination panel Type 1
 2A.5.2 B.1  O.T. Barrow  DA
   2A.5.2 C Lahore or Calcutta (1901-1910) Language panel and denomination panel Type 1
 2A.5.2 C.1  O.T. Barrow  EA
   2A.5.2 D Bombay (1901-1927) Language panel and denomination panel Type 2
 2A.5.2 D.1  H.F. Howard  MB
 2A.5.2 D.2  M.M.S. Gubbay  CC, CD
 2A.5.2 D.3  A.C. McWatters  SD
 2A.5.2 D.4  H. Denning  ME, MF, WD
   2A.5.2 E Madras (1901-1927) Language panel and denomination panel Type 3
 2A.5.2 E.1  W. Dobbie  BB, TA
 2A.5.2 E.2  M.M.S. Gubbay  JD
 2A.5.2 E.3  H. Denning  JE, TE
 2A.5.2 E.4  A.C. McWatters  BE, TE
   2A.5.2 F Rangoon (1901-1927) Language panel and denomination panel Type 4
 2A.5.2 F.1   M.M.S. Gubbay  HD
 2A.5.2 F.2  A.C. McWatters  ND
 2A.5.2 F.3  H. Denning  QD, QE
   2A.5.2 G Lahore (1910 - 1927) Language panel and denomination panel Type 1
 2A.5.2 G.1  D. Hastings  ED
 2A.5.2 G.2  M.M.S. Gubbay  ED, FC
 2A.5.2 G.3  A.C. McWatters  FD
 2A.5.2 G.4  H. Denning  EE, FD
   2A.5.2 H Kurrachee (1910 - 1927) Language panel and denomination panel Type 2
 2A.5.2 H.2  M.M.S. Gubbay  GB
 2A.5.2 H.3  H. Denning  GC
 2A.5.2 H.4  A.C. McWatters  GC
   2A.5.2 I Cawnpore (1910-1930) Language panel and denomination panel Type 1
 2A.5.2 I.1  M.M.S. Gubbay  DC
 2A.5.2 I.2  A.C. McWatters DC, DD
 2A.5.2 I.3  H. Denning  DD
 2A.5.2 I.4  H.F. Howard  DB

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