Pakistan 500 Rupees Banknote, State Bank of Pakistan Vintage Currency Note with Muhammad Ali Jinnah Portrait
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Country: Pakistan (United Pakistan – pre-1971)
Denomination: 500 Rupees
Issuing Authority: State Bank of Pakistan
Serial Number: C544555
Portrait: Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Founder of Pakistan)
Languages: Bengali + Urdu (East Pakistan era)
Reverse Design: State Bank of Pakistan Building, Karachi
Color: Red / Maroon
Era: Pre-1971 (before Bangladesh independence)
Condition: Circulated with creases & ink marks
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This is a rare vintage 500 Pakistani Rupees banknote issued by the State Bank of Pakistan during the pre-1971 united Pakistan era (before Bangladesh’s independence). This collectible currency note features bilingual text in Bengali and Urdu, confirming its issuance when East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) was part of Pakistan.
Obverse (Front) Features:
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Portrait of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah – Founder of Pakistan
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Serial Number: C544555 (printed on both left and right sides)
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Bilingual Inscriptions: Bengali script on the left, Urdu script on the right
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Issuing Authority: State Bank of Pakistan (স্টেট ব্যাঙ্ক অব পাকিস্তান / بینک دولت پاکستان)
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Denomination: 500 Rupees (পাঁচশত টাকা / پانچ سو روپے)
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Signatures: Governor, State Bank of Pakistan
Reverse (Back) Features:
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State Bank of Pakistan Building – Headquarters in Karachi
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Text: “STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN” and “FIVE HUNDRED RUPEES”
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State Bank Seal/Emblem
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Denomination Markings: 500 in numerals and Urdu script
Historical & Collector Value:
This old Pakistan 500 rupees note is a significant piece of South Asian numismatic history, representing the brief period (1947–1971) when Pakistan was a single country with two wings. The inclusion of Bengali text makes this note particularly valuable to collectors of Bangladesh-Pakistan joint era currency, partition-era memorabilia, and vintage Islamic banknotes.
