Rs 5 Five Rupees

C1 B Ramarau English Only

The first Rs 5 note after independence continued with the older design of antelopes at the back, except that the design was tweaked a bit. The value was written only in English.
Prefix: A-D
Size: 73×127

C2: B Ramarau Incorrect Hindi, Rupya

Size: 73×127
Notice the Hindi word “Panch Rupya” in the center below the Five Rupees. The correct word should be “ye”, see the next image.

C3: B Ramarau Correct Hindi, Rupye

The value in correct hindi.
Prefix: P-R
Size: 73×127

B.RAMA RAU
R B I GOVERNOR
B	5 RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION			JULY 1st 1947 to JAN 14th 1957
	OBVERSE:- * SERIAL NUMBER – In the center * SIZE & COLOUR   – 127 x 73  mm  & -Green & Brown Colour * LEGEND – Value rupees in English (No.2 & 3 With Hindi also) * DENOMINATION – 5 in two places
	REVERSE :- * PICTURE – Antelopes * LANGUAGE PANEL – 8 Languages * WATER MARK – Ashoka pillar capital * Security thread present
NO.	PREFIX	INSET	REMARK
1	A to D	NIL	Value in English only
2	A to H &J to N	NIL	Value in English and error Hindi
3	P to R	NIL	Value in English and corrected Hindi

C4: HVR Iyengar, No Inset

Prefix: R-Y
Size: 73×127

C5: HVR Iyengar, A Inset

Prefix:A-R
Size: 73×127

H.V.R.IYENGAR
R B I GOVERNOR
B	5 RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION			MAR 1st 1957 to FEB 28th 1962
	OBVERSE:- * SERIAL NUMBER – At bottom right * SIZE & DENOMINATION – 127 x 73  mm & 5 in two places * COLOUR  – Green & Brown * LEGEND – Value rupees in English and Hindi
	REVERSE :- * PICTURE – Antelopes * LANGUAGE PANEL – 8 Languages * WATER MARK  – Ashoka pillar capital * Security thread present
NO.	PREFIX	INSET	REMARK
1	S to Y	NIL
2	A to H,J to N & P to R	A

C6: PC Bhattacharya, A Inset

Prefix:S-Y
Size: 73×127

C7: PC Bhattacharya, B Inset

Prefix: A-E
Size: 73×127

C8: PC Bhattacharya No Inset

Smaller Notes
Prefix: A-F
Size: 63×117

P.C.BATTACHARYA
R B I GOVERNOR
B	5 RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION			MAR 1st 1962 to JUN 30th 1967
	OBVERSE:- * SERIAL NUMBER -At bottom right * SIZE & DENOMINATION – 127 x 73  mm & 5 in two places * COLOUR  – Green & Brown * LEGEND – Value rupees in English and Hindi
	REVERSE :- * PICTURE – Antelopes * LANGUAGE PANEL  – 13 Indian Languages * Security thread present * WATER MARK – Ashoka pillar capital
NO.	PREFIX	INSET	REMARK
1	S to Y	A
2	A to E	B
3	A to F	NIL	Size of the note reduced

C9: LK Jha, No Inset

Prefix: F-Q
Size: 63×117

C10: LK Jha, Special Gandhi Issue

Prefix: A-D
Size: 63×117

L.K.JHA
R B I GOVERNOR
B	5 RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION			JULY 1st 1967 to MAY 3rd 1970
	OBVERSE:- * SERIAL NUMBER  & DENOMINATION – At bottom right & 5 in three places * SIZE – 117 x 63  mm * COLOUR – Green & Brown      * LEGEND – Value rupees in English and Hindi
	REVERSE :- * PICTURE – Antelopes * LANGUAGE PANEL – 13 Indian Languages * WATER MARK  – Ashoka pillar capital * Security thread present
NO.	PREFIX	INSET	REMARK
1	F to H & J to N & P Q	NIL	REVERSE- Antelopes
	5 RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION
	OBVERSE:- * SERIAL NUMBER  & DENOMINATION – At bottom right & 5 in three places * SIZE – 117 x 63  mm * COLOUR  – Green & Brown   * LEGEND – Value rupees in English and Hindi
	REVERSE :- * PICTURE – M K Gandhi * Security thread present * LANGUAGE PANEL- 13 Indian Languages * WATER MARK  – Ashokan pillar capital
NO.	PREFIX	INSET	REMARK
1	A to D	NIL	REVERSE- M K Gandhi

C11: BN Adarkar, Special Gandhi Issue

Prefix: E-G
Size: 63×117

B.N.ADARKAR
R B I GOVERNOR
B	5 RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION			MAY 4th 1970 to JUN 15th 1970
	OBVERSE:- * SERIAL NUMBER & DENOMINATION – At bottom  right & 5 in three places * SIZE         – 117 x 63  mm * COLOUR   – Green & Brown * LEGEND    – Value rupees in English and Hindi
	REVERSE :- * PICTURE – M K Gandhi * LANGUAGE PANEL – 13 Indian Languages * WATER MARK – Ashoka pillar capital * Security thread present
NO.	PREFIX	INSET	REMARK
1	E to G	NIL	REVERSE- M K Gandhi

C12: S Jagnanath, Incorrect urdu, No Inset

The Five Rupees written in Urdu on the back side is incorrect. Incase one doesn’t know Urdu, the easy way to identify this is by Prefix. If the Prefix is between A to U, then its incorrect, the V series is continued from Incorrect to Correct. From W to Y prefix, it would be in correct Urdu.
Prefix: A-V
Size: 63×117

C13: S Jagnanath, Corrected urdu, No Inset

Prefix: V-Y
Size: 63×117

C14: S Jagnanath, A Inset

Prefix: A-D
Size: 63×117

C15: S Jagnanath, No Inset

New Tractor Design Introduced for the first time.
Prefix: A-H
Size: 63×117

S.JAGANNATHAN
R B I GOVERNOR
B	5 RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION			JUN 16th 1970 to MAY 19th 1975
	OBVERSE:- * SERIAL NUMBER – At bottom right * SIZE – 117 x 63  mm * COLOUR – Green, Brown & Lavendar      * LEGEND – Value rupees in English and Hindi
	REVERSE :- * PICTURE – Replaced by Blackbucks * LANGUAGE PANEL – 13 Indian Languages                                    *  WATER MARK – Ashoka pillar capital * Security thread present
NO.	PREFIX	INSET	REMARK
1	A to H & K to N & P to V	NIL	Error in ‘Urdu’ script
2	V to Y	NIL	Corrected ‘Urdu’ script
3	A to D	A
	5 RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION
	OBVERSE:- * SERIAL NUMBER – At bottom right * SIZE – 117 x 63  mm * COLOUR – Green, Orange, blue & pink * LANGUAGE PANEL – 13 Indian Languages
	REVERSE :- * PICTURE  – Tractor tilling the land * WATER MARK – Ashoka pillar capital with 6 wheels     * LEGEND – Value rupees in English and Hindi * Security thread present
NO.	PREFIX	INSET	REMARK
4	A to H	NIL	REVERSE- Tractor

C16: KR Puri, No Inset

Prefix: H-W
Size: 63×117

C17: KR Puri, A Inset

Prefix: A-C
Size: 63×117

K.R.PURI
R B I GOVERNOR
B	5 RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION			AUG  20th 1975 to MAY 2nd 1977
	OBVERSE:- * SERIAL NUMBER – At bottom right * SIZE – 117 x 63  mm * COLOUR – Green, Orange, blue & pink * LANGUAGE PANEL – 13 Indian Languages
	REVERSE :- * PICTURE – Tractor tilling the land * WATER MARK – Ashoka pillar capital with 6 wheels     * LEGEND – Value rupees in English and Hindi * Security thread present
NO.	PREFIX	INSET	REMARK
1	H & K to N & P to W	NIL	REVERSE- Tractor
2	A B & C	A	REVERSE- Tractor

C18: M Narshimhan, A Inset

Prefix: C-K
Size: 63×117

M.NARASIMHAM
R B I GOVERNOR
B	5 RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION			MAY 3rd 1977 to NOV 30th 1977
	OBVERSE:- * SERIAL NUMBER – At bottom right * SIZE – 117 x 63  mm * COLOUR – Green, Orange, blue & pink * LANGUAGE PANEL – 13 Indian Languages
	REVERSE :- * PICTURE – Tractor tilling the land * WATER MARK – Ashoka pillar capital with 6 wheels     * LEGEND – Value rupees in English and Hindi * Security thread present
NO.	PREFIX	INSET	REMARK
1	C to H & K	A	REVERSE- Tractor

C19: IG Patel, A Inset

Prefix: K-W
Size: 63×117

C20: IG Patel, B Inset

Prefix: A-W
Size: 63×117

C21: IG Patel, C Inset

Prefix: A-R
Size: 63×117

I.G.PATEL
R B I GOVERNOR
B	5 RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION			DEC 1st 1977 to SEP 15th 1982
	OBVERSE:- * SERIAL NUMBER – At bottom right * SIZE – 117 x 63  mm * COLOUR – Green, Orange, blue & pink * LANGUAGE PANEL – 13 Indian Languages
	REVERSE :- * PICTURE – Tractor tilling the land * WATER MARK – Ashoka pillar capital with 6 wheels      * LEGEND – Value rupees in English and Hindi * Security thread present
NO.	PREFIX	INSET	REMARK
1	K to N & P to W	A	REVERSE- Tractor
2	A to H & K to N & P to W	B	REVERSE- Tractor
3	A to H & K to N & P to R	C	REVERSE- Tractor

C22: Manmohan Singh, C Inset

Prefix: S-W
Size: 63×117

C23: Manmohan Singh, D Inset

Prefix: A-T
Size: 63×117

MANMOHAN SINGH
R B I GOVERNOR
B	5 RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION			SEP 16th 1982 to JAN 14th 1985
	OBVERSE:- * SERIAL NUMBER – At bottom right * SIZE – 117 x 63  mm * COLOUR – Green, Orange, blue & pink * LANGUAGE PANEL – 13 Indian Languages
	REVERSE :- * PICTURE – Tractor tilling the land * Security thread present * WATER MARK – Ashoka pillar capital, with 6 wheels      * LEGEND – Value rupees in English and Hindi
NO.	PREFIX	INSET	REMARK
1	S to W	C	REVERSE- ‘Tractor’
2	A to H & K to N & P to S	D	REVERSE- ‘Tractor’

C24: Amitav Ghosh, D Inset

Prefix: T
Size: 63×117

AMITAV GHOSH
R B I GOVERNOR
B	5  RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION			JAN 15th 1985 to FEB 3rd 1985
	OBVERSE:- * SERIAL NUMBER – At bottom right * SIZE – 117 x 63  mm * COLOUR – Green, Orange, blue & pink * LANGUAGE PANEL – 13 Indian Languages
	REVERSE :- * PICTURE – Tractor tilling the land * Security thread present * WATER MARK – Ashoka pillar capital, with 6 wheels      * LEGEND – Value rupees in English and Hindi
NO.	PREFIX	INSET	REMARK
1	T	D	REVERSE- ‘Tractor’

C25: RN Malhotra, D Inset

Prefix: U-W
Size: 63×117

C26: RN Malhotra, E Inset

Prefix: A-W
Size: 63×117

C27: RN Malhotra, F Inset

Prefix: A-W
Size: 63×117

C28: RN Malhotra, G Inset

Prefix: A-D
Size: 63×117

C29: RN Malhotra, No Inset,

Minor design change, Satyameo under the Emblem
Prefix: A-W
Size: 63×117

C30: RN Malhotra, A Inset

Prefix: A-W
Size: 63×117

R.N.MALHOTRA
R B I GOVERNOR
B	5  RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION			FEB 4th 1985 to DEC 20th 1990
	OBVERSE:- * SERIAL NUMBER – At bottom right * SIZE – 117 x 63  mm * COLOUR – Green, Orange, blue & pink * LANGUAGE PANEL – 13 Indian Languages
	REVERSE :- * PICTURE – Tractor tilling the land * Security thread present * WATER MARK – Ashoka pillar capital, with 6 wheels      * LEGEND – Value rupees in English and Hindi
NO.	PREFIX	INSET	REMARK
1	U to W	D	REVERSE- ‘Tractor’
2	A to H & K to N & P to W	E	REVERSE- ‘Tractor’ In Front ‘satyameva jayate’
3	A to H & K to N & P to W	F	REVERSE- ‘Tractor’ In Front ‘satyameva jayate’
4	A to D	G	REVERSE- ‘Tractor’ In Front ‘satyameva jayate’
5	A to H & K to N & P to W	NIL	REVERSE- ‘Tractor’ In Front ‘satyameva jayate’
6	A to H & K to N & P to W	A	REVERSE- ‘Tractor’ In Front ‘satyameva jayate’

C31: S Venketraman, B Inset

Prefix: A-K
Size: 63×117

S.VENKITARAMANAN
R B I GOVERNOR
B	5  RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION			DEC 21st 1990 to DEC 20th 1992
	OBVERSE:- * SERIAL NUMBER – At bottom right * SIZE – 117 x 63  mm * COLOUR – Green, Orange, blue & pink * LANGUAGE PANEL – 13 Indian Languages
	REVERSE :- * PICTURE – Tractor tilling the land * Security thread present * WATER MARK – Ashoka pillar capital, with 6 wheels      * LEGEND – Value rupees in English and Hindi
NO.	PREFIX	INSET	REMARK
1	A to H & K	B	REVERSE- ‘Tractor’ In Front ‘Satyameva jayate’

C32: C Rangarajan, B Inset

Prefix: L-W
Size: 63×117

C.RANGARAJAN
R B I GOVERNOR
C	10  RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION			DEC 21st 1992 to NOV 21st 1997
	OBVERSE:- * DENOMINATION – 10 in two places        * SIZE – 137 X 63 mm & SERIAL NUMBER – in two places * COLOUR – Saffron, Brown and multicolour   * LEGEND – Value rupees in Hindi and English
	REVERSE :- * PICTURE –  Shalimar garden * LANGUAGE PANEL – 13 Indian Languages * WATER MARK – Ashoka pillar capital * ‘D’ Shaped watermark window
NO.	PREFIX	INSET	REMARK
1	K to N & P to W	A	REVERSE- ‘Shalimar Garden’
2	A to H & K to N & P to W	B	REVERSE- ‘Shalimar Garden’
3	A to H & K to N & P to W	C	REVERSE- ‘Shalimar Garden’
4	A to H & K to N & P to W	D	REVERSE- ‘Shalimar Garden’
5	A to H & K L	E	REVERSE- ‘Shalimar Garden’
C	10  RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION
	OBVERSE:- * PORTRAIT – M K Gandhi &   * DENOMINATION – 10 in three places * SIZE – 137 X 63 mm & SERIAL NUMBER – in two places * COLOUR  – Arange, purple and multicolour * LEGEND – Value rupees in Hindi and English
	REVERSE :- * PICTURE – Tiger (with 4 teeth), Elephant, and Rhinoceros * LANGUAGE PANEL – 15 Indian Languages * WATER MARK –  M K Gandhi
NO.	PREFIX	INSET	REMARK
6	A to H &  K to N & P to W	NIL	With out dot, REVERSE- ‘Animals’
7	A to H &  K to N & P to W	L	REVERSE- ‘Animals’
8	A to H & K to M	R	REVERSE- ‘Animals’
9	A to H	M	REVERSE- ‘Animals’

C37: YV Reddy, No Inset

Size: 63×117

C38: YV Reddy, L Inset

Size: 63×117

C39: YV Reddy, R Inset

Size: 63×117

Y V REDDY
R B I GOVERNOR
A	5  RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION				Sep 6th 2003 to Sep 5th 2008
	OBVERSE:- * Portrait of M K Gandhi &  DENOMINATION – 5 in three places * SIZE – 117 x 63  mm & SERIAL NUMBER – At bottom right * COLOR – Green, Orange, blue & pink * LANGUAGE PANEL – 15 Indian Languages
	REVERSE :- * PICTURE – Tractor tilling the land * Security thread present * WATER MARK – Ashoka pillar capital, with 6 wheels      * LEGEND – Value rupees in English and Hindi
NO.	PREFIX	INSET	YEAR	REMARK
1	A, B	NIL	NIL	OBVERSE- ‘M K Gandhi’
2	A, B	L	NIL	OBVERSE- ‘M K Gandhi’
3	A	R	NIL	OBVERSE- ‘M K Gandhi’

C40: D Subbarao, Year 2009 / E Inset

The Year imprint on the back introduced finally on the Rs 5 notes as well. On other notes it was introduced during YV Reddy’s tenor
Size: 63×117

C41: D Subbarao, Year 2009 / L Inset

Size: 63×117

C42: D Subbarao, Year 2010 / No Inset

Size: 63×117

C43: D Subbarao, Year 2010 / L Inset

Size: 63×117

C44: D Subbarao, Year 2010 / R Inset

Size: 63×117

C45: D Subbarao, Year 2011 / R Inset

Size: 63×117

D SUBBA RAO
R B I GOVERNOR
A	5  RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION				Sep 6th 2008 to present
	OBVERSE:- * Portrait of M K Gandhi * SIZE – 117 x 63  mm & SERIAL NUMBER – At bottom right * COLOR – Green, Orange, blue & pink        * DENOMINATION – 5 in three places
	REVERSE :- * PICTURE – Tractor tilling the land & security thread present *WATER MARK – Mahatma Gandhi      * LEGEND – Value rupees in English and Hindi * LANGUAGE PANEL -15 Indian Languages
NO.	PREFIX	INSET	YEAR	REMARK
1	A – E	E	2009	Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi
2	A – D	L	2009	Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi
3	A – D	NIL	2010	Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi
4	D, E, F	L	2010	Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi
5	A, B	R	2010	Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi
6	C, D	R	2011	Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi