Hyderabad was the only state in India that issued Princely State Notes. These notes are known for their intriguing designs and mesmerising calligraphy. Today, we will take a look at two different varieties of 10 rupees notes of Hyderabad in detail. 10 Rupees Note of Hyderabad With Signature of Fakhr-Yar Jung These amazing princely state currency notes bore the denomination 10 Rupees and were printed on machine-made paper. They featured the signature of Fakhr-Yar Jung and they are found in prefixes ranging from CO to CZ, DA to DZ and EA to EE. The very first note of this particular series featured the prefix and serial number CO 25001. The language panel of these princely state notes were always in Urdu. The obverse side depicts the text Currency Note Sarkar-e-Ali' in Urdu which means Government Currency Note. The serial number is printed twice on both sides. Other elements such as the Coat of Arms, watermark window, Promise text in three lines with denomination "DUS RUPYE SICCA OSMANIA", denomination in words in Marathi, Telugu, O.S. Rs. TEN and Kannada, DUS RUPYE in Urdu, “For the Government” in Urdu, Signature, denomination in numerals in Persian, Telugu, Marathi, Kannada and English in a panel on two sides are also included. The reverse side depicts the Numeral Siyaq I, 10, numeral in Telugu, Kannada and Marathi. The watermark consists of the figure 10 in English & Urdu in top right corner. It is interesting to note that specimen notes of this type are printed on paper without any watermark. 10 Rupees Note of Hyderabad with Signature of Hyder Nawaz Jung This wonderful princely state currency shows a different design that was used for 10 Rupees. They were also printed on machine-made paper like the earlier example but in the year 1 Aban 1333. They featured the signature of Hyder Nawaz Jung and their prefix ranged from AL to AP. The obverse side of these princely state notes feature the text currency note Sarkar-e-Ali' in Urdu. The five digit serial number is repeated twice on both sides. Other elements on the obverse side include the coat of arms repeated twice, denomination in words in Marathi, Telugu, O.S. Rs. TEN and Kannada, DUS RUPYE in Urdu, promise text with the denomination "DUS RUPYE SICCA OSMANIA", for the Government in Urdu, signature, Date panel, Denomination in numerals in Siyaq, Telugu, Marathi, Kannada and English in a panel on both sides. The reverse side depicts 10, numeral in Siyaq, Telugu, Kannada and Marathi on each corner. If you are thinking to build a new set, then you can keep looking for different varieties of princely state rupees. Hyderabad has issued notes of denominations such as Rupee 1, Rs. 5, Rs 10, Rs 100 and Rs 1000.
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