Commemorative Note

To commemorate 50th Independence Day, Pakistan issued a special 5 Rupee note, released on 13th august, 1997. It has a purple border and portrait of Quaid-e-Azam. The front of the note has a green and orange under print. To the left, above the watermark of Jinnah, is a star burst design that is encircled by the Urdu Phrase “Fifty years Anniversary of Freedom” and “1947-1997” in western numerals. In the centre is number “50” in Urdu numeral. The promissory note is same as other in the series. The back of the note carries a picture of the Tomb of shah Rukn-e-Alam, in Multan.