Obverse
1st issue: Printed in England at the Bank of England Press on white, handmade and moulded paper. Released in October 1925, withdrawn from circulation in June 1941. Portrait of King George V in right window. Serial number on top left and below portrait. FIVE RUPEES in Central Denomination Panel. 5 in top right and lower left. Signed FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
Reverse
G.R.I. in top margin, GOVERNMENT . OF . INDIA in lower margin, language panel to left. Rs. 5 on top right corner.
Microlettering
Obverse: ‘5’ in a floral intricate pattern in promise text. reverse: ‘5’ in an intertwined circular pattern.
Language Panel
Type 2.
Watermark
Variety a – Rayed star and GOVT/OF in two lines and INDIA enclosed within wavy lines and flag on right.
Variety b – Rayed star and GOVT/OF in two lines and INDIA.
Note
Specimen colour trials with serial numbers A/3 – 012345 and A/3 – 567890 printed on the same note are known. The intricate pattern on the left side above and below on the reverse is darker than the issued notes. * The wavy lines in the watermark were eliminated from Type 3.4.1B as they were the property of Bank of England by an Act of Parliament.
Table
| Type No. | Signature | Prefix | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.4.1 A | H. Denning | H, J, K | Watermark Variety A |
| 3.4.1 B | H. Denning | K, L | Watermark Variety B |
| 3.4.2 | J.B. Taylor | L, M, N | Watermark Variety B |
