Author: Jayaraman

Origin and growth of Bank Notes and Currencies – 8 (Written by N.R. Jayaraman) Similarly the French Government too has issued Paper currencies on par with Indian rupees. Some of the French currencies issued in India were...

Origin and growth of Bank Notes and Currencies – 7 (Written by N.R. Jayaraman) In the Currencies issued prior to 1871, with regard to the design elements, some of the Currencies carried the Portrait of Queen Victoria in...

Origin and growth of Bank Notes and Currencies – 6 (Written by N.R. Jayaraman) The Paper Currency Act of 1861 conferred upon Government of India the monopoly of Paper Money issue bringing to an end the act of Paper...

Origin and growth of Bank Notes and Currencies – 5 (Written by N.R. Jayaraman) As I mentioned earlier the unorganized issue of Paper Money against the Metallic Coins paved way for temptations for abuse were great and...

Origin and growth of Bank Notes and Currencies – 4 (Written by N.R. Jayaraman)  Paper money traces its origins to the late 17th Century in India when the Paper Money was issued in limited scale by several private banks....