EPISODE · Jan 10, 2026 · 23 MIN
MIND-BLOWING Facts About Indian Paper Money You Never Knew
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💵🇮🇳 Welcome to the Rezwan Razack Museum of Indian Paper Money.With an entry fee of only Rs.100, you will witness a gorgeous museum where the story of our nation unfolds not through kings or wars, but through the paper that passed through our hands. This is India’s only museum devoted entirely to the history of its paper money — 250 years of design, protest, empire, independence and art — collected, one note at a time, by one man obsessed with preserving what the rest of us spend and forget. I’m standing inside Prestige Falcon Towers, in the quiet heart of Bengaluru — but around me is the noise of an entire economy’s past 💭Whispers from the Raj…Murmurs of Demonetization…And the rustle of Revolutions 📜🔥And today, we’ll peel back those layers —to find out what our money remembers, and what it chooses to forget.Featuring - Mr Rezwan Razak - Co Founder Prestige Group & Brains Behind the Museum // Mr Murali Thantry- Curator - Museum of Indian Paper Money📍 Museum Location & Visitor Information📌 Located in: Prestige Falcon Towers📍 Address: Prestige Falcon Tower, 19, Brunton Rd, Craig Park Layout, Ashok Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560025Website: https://www.indianpapermoneymuseum.com/📞 Phone: 080 2512 8555🕰️ Hours: Open · Closes 6 pm🏛️ What Does Indian Paper Money Really Remember?💰 Explore a GOLD MINE of Currencies 👇🟡 Early Banknotes of Presidency and Private Banks (1770–1861)🟡 Portrait Notes of Queen Victoria (1861–1867)🟡 Uniface Notes of Government of India (1867–1930)🟡 Portrait Notes of King George V (1917–1936)🟡 Portrait Notes of King George VI (1937–1949)🟡 Indian Notes Used in Burma (1935–1946)🟡 Indian Notes Used in Pakistan (1947–1948)🟡 Essays, Patterns, Proofs and Trials🟡 Currency Note Press, Nasik (1928)🟡 India Notes Since Independence (1949–Present)🟡 Osmania Notes of Hyderabad (1917–1955)🟡 Notes of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir🟡 Notes of Saurashtra States (1914)🟡 Cash Coupons of Princely States (1939–1946)🟡 Prisoners of War Coupons (1899–1902, 1942 & 1971)🟡 Notes for Indo-Portuguese Territories (1883–1961)🟡 Notes for Indo-French Territories (1817–1956)Each note is not just currency — it’s memory, power, loss, survival, and identity 🧠💴If you care about history beyond textbooks,If you believe money is a mirror of society,Then this museum is not optional — it’s essential.🎥 Watch till the end to see how India’s paper money quietly recorded our past.MIND-BLOWING Facts About Indian Paper Money You Never KnewLoved the content? Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe to Shweta’s Talkies. It means a lot! Also, do follow us on our other social media platforms for more updates!🌐 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shwetas_talkies/🎧 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Shwetastalkies💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shwetasatpathy/📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572020330682🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/shwetas_talkies?s=21🎬 Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user229859187👻 Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/shwetastalkies📌 Pinterest: https://in.pinterest.com/shwetastalkies/#RezwanRazackMuseum #IndianPaperMoney #CurrencyHistory #IndianCurrency #MoneyMuseum #BengaluruMuseums #IndianHistory #RareBanknotes #Numismatics #HistoryThroughMoney #BritishIndia #Demonetization #PrincelyStates #IndianEconomy #HeritageIndia
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