Note the journey: 100 years of one rupee note

In 1940, the Rs 1 note was re-introduced with the status of a rupee coin

The nation marked the 100th birthday of the Rs 1 note on November 30. Introduced on November 30, 1917, the note was brought in as minting silver coins became too costly during the First World War.

This note, along with other small-value notes such as the exotic Rs 2 and eight annas were discontinued on January 1, 1926, on cost-benefit considerations. The first Rs 1 note was printed in England with a photo of King George V on it. 

The rupee started getting printed in India only after the Security Press and Currency Note Press was established in Nasik, Maharashtra,