Obverse
2nd issue: Printed at Nasik. Released on 18th March, 1933, withdrawn from circulation in June 1941. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA on top. Portrait of King George V in right window, FIVE RUPEES below it. Serial number in lower centre. 5 / RUPEES in top left and 5 in top right and lower left corners. Relief underprint: ‘FIVE / RUPEES’ within promise text, ‘Rs FIVE Rs’ within signature panel
Reverse
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA above and FIVE RUPEES below language panel. FIVE / 5 / RUPEES in three lines in left decorative window. 5 on top right and lower left.
Microlettering
Obverse: ‘5’ in a floral intricate pattern in signature panel.
Reverse: ‘GOVERNMENT OF INDIA FIVE RUPEES’ in watermark window. Security pattern with ‘GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 5 RUPEES’ in a concentric circle and ‘FIVE’ in a diamond pattern within the language panel.
Language Panel
Type 2.
Watermark
Rayed Star and arched GOVERNMENT/OF/INDIA in three lines and numeral 5 on top left and bottom right.
Note
Some notes of this type with signature of J.W. Kelly were overprinted for use in Burma. See Type 5.1 in Chapter 5.
In the Promise Text – the words: “ON DEMAND“ are used before the denomination when compared to Type 3.4
Table
| Type No. | Signature | Prefix | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5.1 A | J.B. Taylor | P0 - 80 | Thin paper: 2.5 to 3 thousandth of an inch thickness |
| 3.5.1 B | J.B. Taylor | P81 – 99, Q ... | Thick paper: 3.5 to 4 thousandth of an inch thickness. Released in 1934. |
| 3.5.2 | J.W. Kelly | ... Q, R, S, T | Thick paper: 3.5 to 4 thousandth of an inch thickness. Released in 1934. |
