Five Rupees 1997 independence commemorative. It appears that this is the only Pakistan banknote ever issued as a commemorative note. This is a 1997 dated note issued to celebrate the country Golden Jubilee Independence. The note is printed with the years 1947-1997 commemorative year dates. Pakistan was once part of India, ruled by the British Empire until it obtained independence on 14.08.1947. The country was then divided into West and East Pakistan with India situated in between. On 16.12.1971, after a brief civil war (about 9 months) East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) successfully broke away from West Pakistan rules with the support of India and became an independence nation. This commemorative note depicts the portrait of Mohammed Ali Jinnah (b 25.12.1876 - 11.09.1948) who was the country first Governor General following independence. Mohammed Ali Jinnah was a British trained lawyer, politician and of course the father of the nation. His birthday is observed as a national holiday in Pakistan.
I must say that I was not aware of this commemorative note until I saw one in 2014 and I bought this without any hesitation. It is not because of the design but rather a very affordable note to collect. This is not a rare note and they are cheap and plenty out there.
Five Rupees
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| Dated 1997, P44 |
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