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'Still in usage' currency note turns 100

Reports suggest that it’s been 100 years since the Re 1 currency note was introduced in India. According to reports, the first Re 1 note with an image of King George V was first issued on November 30, 1917, in India. An HT report said numismatists estimate that the value of Re 1 has depreciated around 400 times over its 100-year life.

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