BANGLADESH

(1971) "Pakistani Rupees Overprints" Provisional Issue

NOTE regarding "BANGLADESH" - Stamped Pakistani Banknotes

Pick lists a series of Pakistani banknotes, rubber stamped with the word "BANGLADESH", either in English or in Bengali (P-1, P-1A, P-2, P-2A, P-3, P-3A and P-3B).

First of all, some references given to the Pakistani notes are in all likelihood incorrect:

P-2A - 5 Rupees cannot be on PAKISTAN P-9, as this is a 1 Rupee note
P-3A - 5 Rupees cannot be on PAKISTAN P-18, as this is a 100 Rupee note
P-3B - 5 Rupees cannot be on PAKISTAN P-19, as this is a 500 Rupee note

Further, we would like to draw readers' attention to the BANGLADESH PAPER MONEY CATALOGUE, written by Mohammed Jahirul Islam, a valuable local expert on this matter, where he explains:

After nine months of Liberation War against Pakistan Army Rule, East Pakistan (i.e. Bangladesh) became liberated on 16.12.1971. A special order was issued, proclaiming the Deputy Governor's Office as "Bangladesh Bank" (i.e. the Central Bank of Bangladesh).
Pakistani Rupees banknotes of 1, 5, 10 and 50 were accepted as legal tender in Bangladesh, because the country could not issue its own currency notes until 04.03.1972.

Some foreign publications mention that there were rubber stamp "BANGLADESH" overprints on different denominations of Pakistani banknotes during the a.m. period. It may be mentioned that Pakistani postage stamps were rubber-stamped and used all over Bangladesh until 30.04.1973, but Bangladesh Bank or the Ministry of Finance never issued any order to overprint or rubber-stamp on Pakistani currency. 

Therefore, Pakistani currency remained in circulation in Bangladesh without any change whatsoever.
 

P-1

P-1A

ND (1972-2009) "1 & 2 Taka" Government Issues

P-4

P-5
a b

P-6

P-6A

P-6B
a b c 2003

P-6C
a b c d e f g h i j 2009

ND (1972) "Mujibur Rahman" Issue

P-7

P-8

P-9

ND (1973) "Mujibur Rahman at Left" Issue

P-10

P-11
a b

P-12
a b

ND (1974) "Mujibur Rahman at Right" Issue

P-13

P-14

ND (1976-1977) "Star Mosque" Issue

P-15

P-16

P-17

P-18

P-19

ND (1978-1982) "Printing over Watermark Area" Issue

P-20

P-21

P-22

P-23

P-24

ND (1982-1988) "Clear Watermark Area" Issue

P-25
a b c
d = P-46a

P-26
a b c

P-27
a b c

P-28
a b c

P-29

P-30
a b c

P-31
a b c d e

ND (1996) "Victory Day Silver Jubilee" Commemorative Overprint Issue

P-32

ND (1997) "Mujibur Rahman" Issue

P-33

ND (1998) "National Monument" Issue

P-34

2000-2001 Issue

P-35

P-36

P-37

P-38

2002-2008 Issue

P-39
a b c d
e-g (reduced size) = P-47

P-40
a b c d e
f (reduced size) = P-48

P-41
a b c d

P-42
a b c

P-43
a b

2003-2008 Issue

P-44
a
b d c = P-49

P-45
2003
a
2005(1) 2005 (2)
b c d

2006-2010 Issue

P-46
a b
2009

P-47
a b
2008(1) 2008(2) 2009

P-48
2006 2008

P-49
a b
2008 2009(1) 2009(2)

P-50
2009 2010

P-51
2008 2009