The State Bank of Pakistan is responsible for printing Rupee banknotes, and these are printed in 1, 2 (1 and 2 rupee notes are no longer in print, they have been replaced by coins), 5, 10, 50, 100, 500, and 1,000 denominations. All banknotes other than the one and two rupee ones feature a portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah on the front along with writing in Urdu. The backsides of banknotes vary in what image they display, and contain information in English. The only Urdu text found on the backsides of banknotes contain the legend "Earning legal livelihood is akin to prayer". Banknotes vary in width and color, with larger denominations being longer than smaller ones, and all containing multiple colors. However, each rupee does have one color that is predominant on it. All banknotes feature a watermark for security purposes. On the larger denomination notes, the watermark is a picture of Jinnah, while on smaller notes, it is a crescent and star. Different types of security threads are also present in each banknote.
Description of rupee banknotes
| Denomination |
Dimensions |
Dominant Color(s) |
Back Illustration |
| 1 Rupee |
95 x 66 mm |
Brown |
Tomb of Allama Iqbal in Lahore |
| 2 Rupees |
109 x 60 mm |
Purple |
Badshahi MasjidThe Badshahi Masjid ( literally the 'Royal Mosque', was built in 1674 by Aurangzeb. It is one of Lahore's best known landmarks, and epitomizes the beauty and grandeur of the Mughal era. Capable of accommodating 50,000 worshippers, it is the largest mosque in Lahore |
| 5 Rupees |
127 x 73 mm |
Burgundy |
Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam near MultanMasoleum of Rukn-i-Alam Multan is a city in Pakistan and capital of Multan district in the Punjab Province. It is located in the southern part of the province, and is a very historic city. It has a population of over 1. 3 million, making it the sixth larg |
| 10 Rupees |
141 x 74 mm |
Green |
Mohenjo-daroMohenjo-daro (literally, "mound of the dead"), like Harappa, was a city of the Indus Valley civilization. It is somewhat better preserved than Harappa, and therefore a more informative source on its parent civilization. It was probably built between four |
| 50 Rupees |
154 x 73 mm |
Purple and Red |
Alamgiri GateThe Alamgiri Gate is the main entrance to the Lahore Fort in present day Pakistan. It was constructed to face the Badshahi Mosque in the days of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1673. The monumental gateway is an imposing vestibule flanked by two semi-circ of the Lahore FortThe Lahore Fort, locally referred to as Shahi Qila ( is the citadel of the city of Lahore, in modern day Pakistan. It is located in the northwestern corner of Lahore's Walled City. Some of the famous sites within the fort are: Sheesh Mahal, Alamgiri Gate, |
| 100 Rupees |
165 x 73 mm |
Red and Orange |
The Islamic College of PeshawarPeshwar (known as Purushapura in the old days of Indian history) is a city in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province (pop. 570,000) near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass. Peshawar used to be the capital of the Gandhara empire by Kaniska the First at 58 |
| 500 Rupees |
175 x 73 mm |
Green, tan, red, and orange |
The State Bank of PakistanThe State Bank of Pakistan is Pakistan's central bank. The image of the Bank's offices in Islamabad is on the country's 500- rupee banknote. in IslamabadCapitals in Asia Cities in Pakistan Islamabad (, population 530,000) is the capital city of Pakistan, located in the north-east of the country. It is located within the Islamabad Capital Territory, though the area has historically been a part of the Punja |
| 1000 Rupees |
175 x 73 mm |
Blue |
Tomb of Jehangir in Lahore |