‘File 16/68 Old and defaced currency notes & coins – Exchange of.’
IOR/R/15/2/1580
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The record is made up of 1 file (62 folios). It was created in 26 Apr 1945-30 Jun 1946. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Correspondence exchanged between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, other British officials in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and representatives of the Bahrain branches of Eastern Bank Limited and the Imperial Bank of Iran, relating to Indian rupee notes in circulation in the Gulf. The correspondence covers:
- arrangements between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and the Political Officer on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , for the collection of mutilated one Indian rupee notes on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ;
- in early 1946, notice from the Government of India of the demonetisation of high denomination notes (500, 1000 and 10,000 Indian rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. ), and the subsequent arrangements for the collection and exchange of these notes at Bahrain, to prevent them being smuggled back to India. Papers include a number of Gazette of India notifications and ordinances relating to the demonetisation of high denomination notes (ff 28-32).
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- 1 file (62 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 59-63) mirror the chronological arrangement.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 64; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-58; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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- Archival file
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- British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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- Archive reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1580
- Former external reference(s)
- English Office: File 16/68
- Date(s)
- 26 Apr 1945-30 Jun 1946 (CE, Gregorian)
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- BankingBank notesIndian rupees
- Places
- Trucial Coast
- People & organisations
- Political Agent, Trucial CoastImperial Bank of IranEastern Bank Limited
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- IOR/R/15/2/1580
- Title
- ‘File 16/68 Old and defaced currency notes & coins – Exchange of.’
- Pages
- 4r:4v
- Author
- Ham, D
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- ©Permission has been granted by Standard Chartered Bank for any rights they hold in this material
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1580
- Title
- ‘File 16/68 Old and defaced currency notes & coins – Exchange of.’
- Pages
- 6r:6v, 12r:12v, 20r:20v
- Author
- Gunn, Marcus
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- ©Permission has been granted by Standard Chartered Bank for any rights they hold in this material
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1580
- Title
- ‘File 16/68 Old and defaced currency notes & coins – Exchange of.’
- Pages
- 13r:13v
- Author
- Al-Mani', Salih bin Sulaiman
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact copyright@bl.uk with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1580
- Title
- ‘File 16/68 Old and defaced currency notes & coins – Exchange of.’
- Pages
- 25r:25v, 34r:35v, 40r:40v, 43r:43v, 54r:56v
- Author
- Eastern Bank Limited
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- ©Permission has been granted by Standard Chartered Bank for any rights they hold in this material
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- Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1580
- Title
- ‘File 16/68 Old and defaced currency notes & coins – Exchange of.’
- Pages
- 41r:41v, 46r:46v, 49r:49v, 52r:52v
- Author
- British Bank of Iran and the Middle East xx Imperial Bank of Persia xx Imperial Bank of Iran
- Copyright
- ©Anonymous
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- Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1580
- Title
- ‘File 16/68 Old and defaced currency notes & coins – Exchange of.’
- Pages
- 45r:45v, 52r:52v
- Author
- Reserve Bank of India
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1580
- Title
- ‘File 16/68 Old and defaced currency notes & coins – Exchange of.’
- Pages
- 57r:57v
- Author
- Shirazi, Haji Abul Kassem
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1580
- Title
- ‘File 16/68 Old and defaced currency notes & coins – Exchange of.’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:3v, 5r:5v, 7r:11v, 14r:19v, 21r:24v, 26r:33v, 36r:39v, 42r:42v, 44r:44v, 47r:48v, 50r:51v, 53r:53v, 58r:63v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence