British India, King George VI Signed By C.D. Deshmukh 10 Rupees MS 66

Issue Of : King George VI
Era : (1938-1947 AD)
Denomination : 10 Rupees
Prefix : C
Grade : PMG MS 66
Reference : (KJ & RR # 4.6.1)

Obverse :
Red Brown, Violet, Green and Orange printed on machine made white paper with security thread. Watermark: Front facing portrait of King George VI.

RESERVE BANK
OF INDIA
GUARANTEED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
I PROMISE TO PAY THE
BEARER THE SUM OF
TEN RUPEES
ON DEMAND
AT ANY OFFICE OF ISSUE

Reverse :
A sailing boat,
Seven languages panel at left with Ten rupee in Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Gujarati.

Comment :
Sir Chintaman Dwarakanath Deshmukh CIE ICS (14 January 1896 – 2 October 1982) was an Indian civil servant and the first Indian to be appointed the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in 1943 by the British Raj authorities.
Green serial number, Graded by PMG as 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (exceptional paper quality), Rare in this grade.