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The Paper Currency Act, 1861

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143:, which then ruled over large parts of India, wanted to take away this power of issuing banknotes from the commercial banks, as a result of which The Paper Currency Act, 1861 was enacted into law. 115:
Before the passing of the Act, there were a number of commercial banks in India which issued their own banknotes to the general public. Some of these commercial banks included:
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was passed which effectively repealed The Paper Currency Act, 1861. From now onwards, the
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The three Presidency Banks of India became the issuer of banknotes on the behalf of the
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An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Government Paper Currency
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government became the sole issuer of banknotes in India.
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Just a few years before the Independence of India, the
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Burange, L. G.; Ranadive, Rucha R. (December 2011).
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Imperial Legislative Council (India)
Long title
Imperial Legislative Council (India)
Repealed
British colonial rule
General Bank of Bengal and Bihar
Bank of Hindostan
Alexander and Co.
agency house
East India Company
East India Company
East India Company
Bank of Calcutta
Bank of Bombay
Bank of Madras
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
Reserve Bank of India
"Reserve Bank of India"


"Cash of the titans: How India's paper money came to be"
"Indian Currency, Exchange Rate Regime and Policy: A Retrospective View"
"Dose of history: How paper currency came in India 150 years ago"
The Text of the Act
Interpretation of the Act by Reserve Bank of India
History of the Act
Further Amendments to the Act
Categories
Law of India
1861 in law

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