|
Rs 1000 note of 1954 popular in Thanjavur
Thanjavur: As the country
celebrates the millennium of the Chola-built
Brihadeeswara Temple here, Rs 1,000 denomination
bank notes featuring the Temple that came into
circulation in 1954 are gaining currency among
numismatics. The panoramic shot of the
Brihadeeswara Temple, also known as the Big
Temple, had first appeared on the Rs 1,000 notes
on April 1, 1954. The currency lost legal tender
in 1975 when the then government of the day
headed by Late Indira Gandhi demonetised all the
Rs 1,000 notes to unearth black money. The
temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva, was built in
1010 A.D. by Tamil King Raja Raja Chola, and
cultural events got underway today in the city
of Thanjavur to mark the millennium milestone.
While notes of other denominations with
different forms of currency art are available
off the web for as low as Rs 300 and up to Rs
2,000, the Rs 1,000 notes are being traded among
numismatics by invitation. "A Kolkata based
numismatic has brought out a bank note catalogue
with valuations. and the Rs 1,000 denomination
note is quoting upwards of Rs 20,000 each," a
city-based paper money collector said, on the
condition of anonymity.
|
|
|
The Reserve Bank of India had
brought out five series of the Rs 1,000 notes,
carrying the signature of its fourth governor
Sir Benegal Rama Rau. The notes were printed
from Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Kanpur.
While notes printed in Mumbai, denoted by the
letter A, command a value 20 times more than the
face value, those printed in the other four
cities could fetch up to Rs 30,000, he said.
Also, gaining popularity among philatelists are
postage stamps of Rs 2 denomination issued on
January 5, 1995. The stamps feature the statue
of Raja Raja Chola, the Chola king who
commissioned the work on Brihadeeswara Temple.
