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Bangladesh banknotes
Bangladesh paper money catalog and Bangladeshi currency history

• A brief monetary history:
  • Indian currency, till 1948
  • Pakistani currency, 1948-72
  • Taka = (Pakistani Rupee) =100 Paise, from 1972

• For earlier issues see:
  • India (British), till 1947
  • Pakistan, 1947-71

• To purchase Bangladeshi banknotes, please check our inventory :
  [ World Banknotes (part 1): countries A-F ] - [ World Banknotes (part 2): countries G-M ] - [ World Banknotes (part 3): countries N-Z ]

Pick #	Date
		Republic (seceded from Pakistan in 1971)
1-3	(1971)	1, 1, 5, 5, 5, 10, 10 rupees; overprint
4-6C	(1972-89)	1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2 taka
7-9	(1971)	5, 10, 100 taka
10-12	(1973)	5, 10, 100 taka
13-14	(1974)	5, 10 taka
15-19	(1976-7)	5, 10, 50, 100, 500 taka
20-24	(1978-82)	5, 10, 20, 50, 100 taka
25-30	(1982-88)	5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 taka
31	(1992)	100 taka
32	(1997)	10 taka
33	(1998)	10 taka; commemorative isse: "Victory Day"
34	(1998)	500 taka
35-38	2000-1	10, 50, 100, 500 taka
39-43	2002-	10, 20, 50, 100, 500 taka
44-45	2003--	100, 500 taka

Remarks: all images reduced 50%

• Banknotes are attributed to last Pick's catalogue:
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 2: General Issues 1368-1960
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 3: Modern Issues 1961-
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 1: Specialized Issues