History
The Government of Hyderabad made several efforts to organize private bankers to set up a banking company which could issue paper money. The British, however, resisted the attempts of IndianBanknotes
TheSignature chart
The signature also provides a clue to the approximate period when a note was issued. It is not yet certain what titles the signatories held (in English), as the inscriptions are inFirst issue (1916/18-19) Sir Reginald R. Clancy
*PS261. 1 rupee. ND. (1919) Black on peachSecond issue (1919-20) Fakhr-ud-Din Ahmad
*PS263a. 5 rupees. FE1331. (1920). Green. Series IQ. Without signature. Sea salvage note (most with special stamping). Unissued. *PS265a. 10 rupees. FE1331. (1920). Yellow-brown and black on lilac underprint. Series AI. Without signature. Sea salvage note (most with special stamping). Unissued. *PS266a. 100 rupees. FE1331. (1920). Blue and black on tan underprint. Series PS. Without signature. Sea salvage note (most with special stamping). Unissued.Third issue (1921-36) Hyder Nawaz Jung
*PS263b. 5 rupees. FE1337. (1926). Green. Series LX. *PS263c. 5 rupees. FE1346. (1935). Green. Series MC. *PS265b. 10 rupees. FE1333. (1922). Yellow-brown and black on lilac underprint. Series AN. *PS265c. 10 rupees. FE1338. (1927). Series ?. *PS265d. 10 rupees. FE1339. (1928). Series BK. *PS265e. 10 rupees. FE1342. (1931). Series BW. *PS265f. 10 rupees. FE1344. (1933). Series ?. *PS265g. 10 rupees. FE1346. (1935). Series CH. *PS266b. 100 rupees. FE1339. (1928). Blue and black on tan underprint. Series PY-PZ. *PS266c. 100 rupees. FE1339. (1928). Series QA. *PS266d. 100 rupees. FE1334. (1923). Series PT. *PS267. 1,000 rupees. FE1340. (1929); FE1341. (1930). Red and black on light green underprint.Fourth issue (1936-38) Fakhr-Yar Jung (1st time)
*PS263d. 5 rupees. FE1347. (1936). Green. Series MD-ME. *PS265h. 10 rupees. FE1347. (1936). Yellow-brown and black on lilac underprint. *PS273a. 5 rupees. ND. (1938; 1940–41). Green and multicoloured. *PS274a. 10 rupees. ND. (1938; 1940–41). Light brown and multicoloured. *PS275a. 100 rupees. ND. (1938; 1940–41). Blue and multicoloured. Series QC.Fifth issue (1939) Mehdi Yar Jung
*PS271a. 1 rupee. ND. (1939). Brown and multicoloured. Series A. *PS273b. 5 rupees. ND. (1939). Green and multicoloured. *PS274b. 10 rupees. ND. (1939). Light brown and multicoloured. *PS275b. 100 rupees. ND. (1939). Blue and multicoloured. Series QF and QH-QJ.Sixth issue (1940-41) Fakhr-Yar Jung (2nd time)
*PS271b. 1 rupee. ND. (1940–41). Brown and multicoloured. Series B-M.Seventh issue (1941-45) Sir Malik Ghulam Muhammad
*PS271c. 1 rupee. ND. (1941–45). Brown and multicoloured. Series B-X. (two signatories). *PS273c. 5 rupees. ND. (1941–45). Green and multicoloured. *PS274c. 10 rupees. ND. (1941–45). Light brown and multicoloured. *PS275c. 100 rupees. ND (1941–45). Blue and multicoloured. Series QN and QP.Eighth issue (1945) Liaquat Jung (1st time)
*PS271c. 1 rupee. ND. (1945). Brown and multicoloured. Series B-X. (two signatories). *PS275d. 100 rupees. ND. (1945; 1946–47). Blue and multicoloured. Series QS.Ninth issue (1945-46) Zahed Husain
*PS271d. 1 rupee. ND. (1945–46). Brown and multicoloured. Series S-W. *PS272b. 1 rupee. ND. (1945–46). *PS273d. 5 rupees. ND. (1945–46). Green and multicoloured. *PS274d. 10 rupees. ND. (1945–46). Light brown and multicoloured. *PS275e. 100 rupees. ND. (1945–46). Blue and multicoloured. Series QY.Tenth issue(1946) Zahed Jung
*PS271e. 1 rupee. ND. (1946). Brown and multicoloured. Series X-Y. *PS272c. 1 rupee. ND. (1946).Eleventh issue (1946-47) Liaquat Jung (2nd time)
*PS272a. 1 rupee. ND. (1946–47). Brown and multicoloured. Series Z and AB. *PS273e. 5 rupees. ND. (1946–47). Green and multicoloured. *PS274e. 10 rupees. ND. (1946–47). Light brown and multicoloured.Twelfth issue (1947-48) Moin Nawaz Jung
This issue is historic as it was issued in the short period that Hyderabad attempted to become independent as aThirteenth issue (1948-49) D.R. Pradhan
This was the first issue after Hyderabad was liberated from the Nizam's rule and forced to be incorporated into theFourteenth issue (1950) C.V.S. Rao
This was the first issue after India became a republic (26 January 1950). *PS272f. 1 rupee. ND. (1950). Brown and multicoloured.Fifteenth issue (1950-53) Dr. G.S. Melkote
*PS272g. 1 rupee. ND. (1950–53). Brown and multicoloured.References
Further reading
* Chenoy, P. B. (*1878); ''Rare Coins of Hyderabad State;'' Numismatist, Vol. 83 (July 1970), p. 945–63.