₹1 — One Rupee
The artwork
Front: The Lion Capital of Ashoka from Sarnath fills a medallion at the right, ringed by "भारत" and "INDIA" — the state emblem stood in for a portrait on Indian notes before Gandhi. At the centre a large figure 1 rises against engraved rays above the value in Devanagari, एक रुपया, and in English below. Left of it, a blank oval panel for the watermark; the serial, 28Q 922023, and the Finance Secretary's signature run along the foot.
Back: At the left, an engraving of the one-rupee coin: the numeral 1 flanked by ears of wheat, the word RUPEE beneath and the date 1977 below that, all within a beaded rim and scrollwork. The central panel gives the denomination in the official languages, one line each, in their own scripts. Flanking cartouches read एक रुपया and ONE RUPEE, with a second watermark window at the right.
In circulation
A Government of India note rather than a Reserve Bank issue, this coin-motif one rupee ran from the late 1970s, the coin date on the back marking the design year. Printing of one-rupee notes was suspended in the mid-1990s as the coin took over entirely, leaving the two rupee and above to the Reserve Bank.
Details
- IssuerGovernment of India
- CurrencyRupee (₹)
- DenominationOne Rupee
- Collectedon the India journeys, 1992–2018
- SeriesOne Rupee, coin reverse dated 1977
- SignatureManmohan Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Finance
- SecurityBlank watermark panels on both sides; single letter-and-number serial prefix