India P109 10 Rupees 2024 UNC—Sun Temple Chariot with Sundial Wheels

Variety: Signature: Shaktikanta Das (SD), Governor, Reserve Bank of India (no letters assigned for particular years or signatures). You receive a random serial number starting with letters A, B, N or S Color: Chocolate brown Front: Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi Ashoka Pillar Telescoping serial number Back: Chariot Wheel of the Konark Sun Temple (13th century CE, c. 1250) Denomination in 15 Indian languages (Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu) Swachh Bharat (Clean India) emblem Security Features: Watermark: Mahatma Gandhi and electrotype ‘10’ Currency: Indian Rupee (INR), 1957–date (decimalized) Denomination: 10 Rupees Composition: Paper Size: 123 × 63 mm Printer: Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India (SPMCIL) Country: India — British India (colonial era–1947); Dominion of India (1947–1950); Republic of India (1950–present) Mahatma Gandhi The Face of Every Indian Banknote Mohandas Gandhi (1869–1948) — universally known as Mahatma, meaning “Great Soul” — has appeared on every Indian banknote since 1996, when the Reserve Bank of India introduced the Mahatma Gandhi Series to replace the earlier Ashoka Pillar series. His portrait, drawn from a photograph taken in 1946, is one of the most reproduced images in the world. Gandhi’s role in India’s independence from Britain is without parallel. Through decades of nonviolent resistance — the Salt March of 1930, the Quit India Movement of 1942, hunger strikes, and mass civil disobedience — he mobilized hundreds of millions of people and ultimately made British rule untenable. Assassinated on 30 January 1948, just months after independence, he became the defining moral figure of the 20th century’s decolonization era, influencing movements from the American Civil Rights movement to anti-apartheid activism in South Africa. The Konark Sun Temple A Chariot Frozen in Stone The reverse of this note features the iconic chariot wheel of the Konark Sun Temple — a 13th-century Hindu temple in Odisha, eastern India, built around 1250 CE by King Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty. The entire temple is conceived as a colossal chariot of the sun god Surya, with 24 elaborately carved stone wheels — each roughly 3 metres in diameter — and seven horses pulling it across the sky. The wheels are not merely decorative: each is a functioning sundial, its spokes casting shadows that allow the time of day to be read with remarkable precision. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984, Konark is one of India’s most celebrated architectural achievements, and its wheel has become a national symbol — the same wheel that appears at the center of the Indian national flag as the Ashoka Chakra. The Ashoka Pillar Symbol of the Indian Republic The Ashoka Pillar on the obverse references the Lion Capital of Ashoka — a sculpture originally atop a pillar erected by Emperor Ashoka at Sarnath around 250 BCE, at the site where the Buddha first taught. Adopted as the national emblem of India upon the republic’s founding in 1950, it appears on all Indian currency, official documents, and government seals. Its four lions, standing back to back, represent power, courage, confidence, and pride. A Final Reflection: The World’s Largest Democracy in Your Pocket India’s 10 Rupee note is one of the most widely circulated banknotes on earth — issued in a country of 1.4 billion people, in a currency used daily by more humans than any other. The New Mahatma Gandhi Series, introduced from 2016 onward with updated security features and chocolate brown coloring, represents the Reserve Bank of India’s modernization of its currency while keeping faith with the visual language of the republic: Gandhi’s quiet gaze, the Ashoka lions, and the ancient wheel of Konark turning endlessly on the reverse. For the collector, this note is both commonplace and profound — a piece of the everyday life of the world’s most populous nation, rendered in paper and ink.

India P109 10 Rupees 2024 UNC—Sun Temple Chariot with Sundial Wheels

  • Variety: Signature: Shaktikanta Das (SD), Governor, Reserve Bank of India (no letters assigned for particular years or signatures). You receive a random serial number starting with letters A, B, N or S
  • Color: Chocolate brown
  • Front:
    • Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi
    • Ashoka Pillar
    • Telescoping serial number
  • Back:
    • Chariot Wheel of the Konark Sun Temple (13th century CE, c. 1250)
    • Denomination in 15 Indian languages (Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu)
    • Swachh Bharat (Clean India) emblem
  • Security Features:
    • Watermark: Mahatma Gandhi and electrotype ‘10’
  • Currency: Indian Rupee (INR), 1957–date (decimalized)
  • Denomination: 10 Rupees
  • Composition: Paper
  • Size: 123 × 63 mm
  • Printer: Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India (SPMCIL)
  • Country: India — British India (colonial era–1947); Dominion of India (1947–1950); Republic of India (1950–present)

Mahatma Gandhi

The Face of Every Indian Banknote

Mohandas Gandhi (1869–1948) — universally known as Mahatma, meaning “Great Soul” — has appeared on every Indian banknote since 1996, when the Reserve Bank of India introduced the Mahatma Gandhi Series to replace the earlier Ashoka Pillar series. His portrait, drawn from a photograph taken in 1946, is one of the most reproduced images in the world.

Gandhi’s role in India’s independence from Britain is without parallel. Through decades of nonviolent resistance — the Salt March of 1930, the Quit India Movement of 1942, hunger strikes, and mass civil disobedience — he mobilized hundreds of millions of people and ultimately made British rule untenable. Assassinated on 30 January 1948, just months after independence, he became the defining moral figure of the 20th century’s decolonization era, influencing movements from the American Civil Rights movement to anti-apartheid activism in South Africa.

The Konark Sun Temple

A Chariot Frozen in Stone

The reverse of this note features the iconic chariot wheel of the Konark Sun Temple — a 13th-century Hindu temple in Odisha, eastern India, built around 1250 CE by King Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty. The entire temple is conceived as a colossal chariot of the sun god Surya, with 24 elaborately carved stone wheels — each roughly 3 metres in diameter — and seven horses pulling it across the sky.

The wheels are not merely decorative: each is a functioning sundial, its spokes casting shadows that allow the time of day to be read with remarkable precision. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984, Konark is one of India’s most celebrated architectural achievements, and its wheel has become a national symbol — the same wheel that appears at the center of the Indian national flag as the Ashoka Chakra.

The Ashoka Pillar

Symbol of the Indian Republic

The Ashoka Pillar on the obverse references the Lion Capital of Ashoka — a sculpture originally atop a pillar erected by Emperor Ashoka at Sarnath around 250 BCE, at the site where the Buddha first taught. Adopted as the national emblem of India upon the republic’s founding in 1950, it appears on all Indian currency, official documents, and government seals. Its four lions, standing back to back, represent power, courage, confidence, and pride.

A Final Reflection: The World’s Largest Democracy in Your Pocket

India’s 10 Rupee note is one of the most widely circulated banknotes on earth — issued in a country of 1.4 billion people, in a currency uséd daily by more humans than any other. The New Mahatma Gandhi Series, introduced from 2016 onward with updated security features and chocolate brown coloring, represents the Reserve Bank of India’s modernization of its currency while keeping faith with the visual language of the republic: Gandhi’s quiet gaze, the Ashoka lions, and the ancient wheel of Konark turning endlessly on the reverse.

For the collector, this note is both commonplace and profound — a piece of the everyday life of the world’s most populous nation, rendered in paper and ink.

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Banknote Grading Guide

Grades reflect overall market perception, not rigid defect counting alone. Notes sold from grouped inventory may vary slightly within grade. Individual defects such as foxing, writing, or small marks may be reflected in the grade rather than always itemized separately. Buyers may return any note within 14 days of receipt; satisfaction is guaranteed.

  • UNC (Uncirculated ~60-70): folds none; handling none to trace; paper crisp; corners sharp; splits/tears none; missing pieces none; surface clean; impressions (counting-band or security-thread half-moon) permitted if there is no paper break, fiber disturbance, or ink/design loss.
  • AU/UNC (Almost Unc. Plus ~55-58): folds 1 very light fold (soft bend, no sharp crease, no design break) or up to 3 corner bends; handling trace; paper crisp; corners nearly sharp.
  • AU (Almost Unc. ~50-53): folds 1 light fold or 2 very light folds; handling light; paper crisp to slightly relaxed; corners slightly rounded.
  • XF+ (Extra Fine Plus ~45-48): folds 2-3 light folds; handling light; paper crisp to regular; edges minor wear begins.
  • XF (Extra Fine ~40-44): folds 3-4 light to moderate folds; handling moderate; paper crisp to regular; edges/splits minor splits may appear.
  • VF+ (Very Fine Plus ~35-39): folds 4-6 moderate folds; handling moderate; paper regular to semi-limp; splits minor and more common.
  • VF (Very Fine ~30-34): folds 6-8 moderate to heavy folds; paper semi-limp; splits small but typical; surface light soiling visible.
  • VFâ (Very Fine Minus ~25-29): folds 8-12 heavy folds; paper semi-limp to limp; splits moderate; surface duller; foxing/writing may be present and reflected in grade without separate notation.
  • F (Fine 15-20): folds 12-15 heavy folds, may include very heavy folds; paper limp; splits frequent; tears up to 10 mm, limited in number; missing pieces up to 3 small edge/corner pieces, each up to about 3Ã3 mm; foxing/writing may be present and reflected in grade without separate notation.
  • Fâ (Fine Minus ~12-14): folds numerous very heavy folds; paper limp; splits common; tears up to about 15 mm; missing pieces up to 5 small pieces, each up to about 5 mm; foxing/writing may be present and reflected in grade without separate notation.
  • VG/F (Very Good to Fine ~10-12): folds dense network of very heavy folds; paper very limp; splits heavy; tears common; missing pieces multiple; foxing/writing may be minor or significant and reflected in grade without separate notation.
  • VG (Very Good ~8-10): folds severe overlapping very heavy folds; paper very limp; splits heavy with edge damage; missing pieces multiple; surface poor eye appeal; foxing/writing may be minor or significant and reflected in grade without separate notation.

Definitions

  • Handling: surface fatigue without structural change; loss of crispness, slight dulling, and/or micro-flexing; not a true fold.
  • Fold severity: very light = bend only, no sharp crease, no ink disturbance; light = thin crease, clean line, no ink loss; moderate = visible pressure, slightly widened line; heavy = broad crease, may vary slightly in placement; very heavy = thick, uneven, with weakened or partially lost design along the fold.
  • Half-moon / band impression: curved pressure mark from a counting strap or internal security thread; acceptable in UNC if the paper is not broken and there is no fiber or design disturbance; if flattening or disturbance is visible, the note is typically AU/UNC or lower. A simple central-bank band impression is generally less serious than a mark that visibly disturbs the printed design.
  • Foxing: age-related spotting. Minor foxing typically lowers a note about one grade step; major foxing lowers it multiple steps.
  • Pen marks / writing: minor means under about 2 cm² total visible writing; major means more than ~2 cm² or visually dominant writing. Minor writing lowers a note one grade step; major writing lowers it multiple steps.
  • Tears / splits / missing pieces: structural defects. These must remain within the limits of the assigned grade; excessive size, count, or severity forces a downgrade.
  • When foxing, writing or tears downgrade a note, the issue may be absorbed into the assigned grade without explicit mention.