New note marks 75 years of SBP’s founding

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad unveiled on Tuesday a commemorative banknote of Rs75 to mark the 75 years of the central bank’s founding. The banknote is predominantly blue, which has been chosen to impart a sense of stability associated with a central bank. A distinctive feature of this new banknote is the inclusion of a stylised sketch of the SBP building by renowned calligrapher and artist Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi. The sketch shares space with the traditional portrait of the Quaid-i-Azam on the front of the banknote. The reverse of the banknote is dedicated to the SBP’s drive of “banking on equality” represented by the portrait of Fatima Jinnah. The reverse also highlights the national commitment to address climate change through the depiction of alternative and sustainable energy sources like wind turbines and solar panels. Speaking to Dawn, SBP Director Finance Qader Bakhsh said the Rs75 bill is the third commemorative banknote that the SBP has issued in its history of three-quarters of a century. The earlier two commemorative banknotes were issued to mark 50 and 75 years of the country’s founding.