<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> In 1861, the government of India introduced its first paper money: ₹ 10 note in 1864, ₹ 5 note in 1872, ₹ 10,000 note in 1899, ₹ 100 note in 1900, ₹ 50 note in 1905, ₹ 500 note in 1907 and ₹ 1,000 note in 1909 . In 1917, ₹ 1 and ₹ 2 ​ ⁄ notes were introduced . The Reserve Bank of India began banknote production in 1938, issuing ₹ 2, ₹ 5, ₹ 10, ₹ 50, ₹ 100, ₹ 1,000 and ₹ 10,000 notes while the government continued issuing ₹ 1 note but demonetized the ₹ 500 and ₹ 2 ​ ⁄ notes . </P> <P> After independence, new designs were introduced to replace the portrait of George VI . The government continued issuing the ₹ 1 note, while the Reserve Bank issued other denominations (including the ₹ 5,000 and ₹ 10,000 notes introduced in 1949). All pre-independence banknotes were officially demonetised with effect from 28 April 1957 . </P>

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