About First British Indian Paper Currency (History and pictures)
We all know this fact that how valuable is currency in present world. We need currency for buying essential items and to perform various financial transactions. Every country has its unique currency and we can not use any other currency in that country. Like currencies of other world, India does have its own and unique currency i.e. Indian Rupee. Today’s Indian currency has gone through many changes and present currency is very different from its original form. Below, you can find short history and picture of first Indian (British) Currency Notes. In India, First currency notes were introduced by Bank of Bengal initially known as Bank of Calcutta in early 1800. The most amazing facts was that Initially, Bank of Bengal only introduced one sided notes for limited circulation as substitute for gold mohurs. These notes were printed on one side while leaving blank other side of notes. However, later bank introduced both side printed and more advanced notes for commercial use. ...