Vishwas News has found this claim fake in his/her investigation. In fact, this note has never been a legal tender or valid in India. This note was issued by Subhash Chandra Bose by Azad Hind Bank (National Bank of Independence) established in Rangoon and not from the Reserve Bank of India.
The first bank note issued in independent India was a one -rupee note, which was released in 1949. It used the Ashoka Pillar of Sarnath instead of King George. Subhash Chandra Bose series notes were never released by RBI in India.
What is viral?
On the tipline number +91 9599299372 of Vishwas News, many users also shared the picture of the viral note and wrote, ‘Netaji Subhash Chandra’s 10 note with a picture of Subhash Chandra. Which was closed by Nehru. So that Indians forget true freedom fighters and sacrifices. Share it so much that it should start back. ‘
On different platforms of social media, many other users have shared this picture with the same claim.
Scrutiny
The picture of the viral note is of a 10 rupee bank note, which is put on a picture of Subhash Chandra Bose and it is being claimed that the circulation of this note was closed on the orders of Jawaharlal Nehru.
Reserve Bank of India Website But there is a detailed description of bank notes and coins issued pre -independence and post -independence. According to the information present on the website, Azad India’s first bank note was the bank note of the Ashok Pillar Series. Under this, the first bank note of independent India was issued in 1949, which was a one rupee bank note.
In this note, new bank notes were issued with the lion symbol of Ashoka Pillar from Sarnath in place of the picture of King George in the watermark window, keeping the old design intact.
After this, bank notes worth 1000, 5000 and 10000 were released in the year 1954. 10 rupee bank notes with Ashok Pillar Watermark Series were released in 1967 and 1992. 20 rupee bank notes of this series were released between 1972 and 1975. At the same time, 50 rupee bank notes were issued between 1975 and 1981, while 100 rupee bank notes were issued between 1967 and 1979.
Bank notes issued during the said period included symbols displaying science and technology, progress, Indian art forms. In the year 1970, banknote was first introduced with the ‘Satyamev Jayate’ mark for the first time. The picture of Mahatma Gandhi and a ₹ 500 banknote with the watermark of Ashoka Pambana were started in October 1987.
Mahatma Gandhi (MG) Series 1996
After this, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 rupee bank notes were issued under Mahatma Gandhi (MG) series.
All the bank notes of this series have a picture of Mahatma Gandhi in place of the symbol of Lion Capital of Ashoka Foot on the front. Lion Capital of Ashoka Ftole has also been retained and slipped to the left of the watermark window. This means that these bank notes have a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi as well as the watermark of Mahatma Gandhi.
Mahatma Gandhi Series – 2005 Bank Note
MG series issued 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 rupee notes in 2005. This includes some additional/new security features compared to the 1996 MG series.
Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series (MGNS) – November 2016
From midnight of November 8, 2016, 500 rupees and 1000 rupee notes of this series were closed and 500 rupees and 2000 rupee notes were released in November 2016.
The first bank note of this new series was released on 08 November 2016, which was a 2000 rupee note. After this, 500, 200, 100, 50, 20 and 10 rupee notes were released under this series.
Based on the claim made in the viral post, we received several reports in Ke-Word Search, which mentions bank notes with the picture of Subhash Chandra Bose.
The Hindu’s 17 November 2021 report UnderThe note issued by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s Bank of Independence was made public on the occasion of his/her 113rd birth anniversary.
In the search, we have one on The Better India’s official Instagram handle Post Found, which mentions this note in the same context.
According to the information given with the post, ‘In 1944, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose established the Azad Hind Bank in Rangoon, Burma to raise funds for the war against the British. Its purpose was to print Indian currency notes to manage the contribution from Indians worldwide. In the 1980s, retired contractor Ram Kishore Dubey received one of these rare notes in his/her grandfather’s Ramayana book. his/her grandfather, Pragilal, were members of the Indian National Army (INA) and Netaji gave him/her this note as a award for his/her secret work in the Bundelkhand region.
This note worth Rs 1 lakh was written on Bose’s picture, India’s freedom map and ‘Bank of Independence’. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Museum in Cuttack, Odisha has a rare collection of coins and currency notes issued by Azad Hind Bank.
Of Odisha Government Website But the details of this museum exist. The book ‘Netaji: Rediscovered’, written by Kanainilal Basu, also mentions the Azad Hind Bank established by Subhash Chandra Bose, whose chairman was Debnath Das.
We contacted the RBI spokesperson regarding the viral claim. he/she said that the details of all series notes so far printed in India are available on the RBI website. It is clear from our investigation that the notes of Subhash Chandra Bose’s series were never released in the country.
conclusion
The bank note being shared as a bank note of Subhash Chandra Bose Series was never a legal tender in India and it was not released by the RBI. In Burma, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose founded the National Bank of Independence in 1944, which released bank notes and coins with Netaji’s photo. The first bank note released after independence in India was a 1 rupee bank note, which was the Sarnath (Ashoka Pillar) series note.
(This story was originally published Vishvas newsAnd was reinstated by NBT as part of Shakti collective.)
