Pakistan to Discontinue Old Rs 10, 50,100 & 1000 Notes From December 1st, 2016

Bank notes stick around for a long time. Old ones take several years and at times even a whole decade to replace completely.

Pakistan is currently undergoing a similar change as old notes (those bigger currency notes) are being phased out and no currency notes from old times are going to be accepted anywhere in Pakistan, starting December 1st, 2016.

That said you may be wondering why change them in the first place?

Improvement in Design and Durability

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) issued the new designs in order to improve security, durability and aesthetic quality of the bank notes. Old design banknotes will not be accepted by any bank after November 30th, 2016.

This applies to 10, 50, 100 and 1000 rupee notes of the older design. It is worth mentioning that even though other banks will stop accepting these notes after November 30th this year, SBP will continue to accept these notes until December 31st, 2021.

For reference, here are the old bank notes which will no longer be accepted starting December.

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It is highly unlikely that you still have old banknotes lying around and it is hard to find them in every day transactions as well.

New designs for Rs. 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000 and 5000 were issued in 2008. Since then the 5 Rupee note has been phased out and replaced by a 5 rupee coin instead. The 5 Rupee coin was also redesigned with the newer golden colored coin now in use. It is smaller than the previous coin as well.new 5 rupee pakistani coin

No 10 Rupee Coin in sight

Rumblings about a new 10 rupee coin were going about earlier this year. It was due to be approved on August 31st but no news has surfaced about the design or the issuance of the new 10 rupee coin.

Usually coins are harder to keep track of compared with notes. The notes are comparatively easier to notice and some think that the new coins would actually favor the devaluation of the currency. The coin will be more durable compared to the note and harder to fake as well.

If you forget to get your old notes exchanged before the last date, you can still go to State Bank of Pakistan and get the notes replaced from them.

A techie, gamer, and Senior Editor at ProPakistani.


  • All old notes the government wants to stop its circulation in market before first December… it is good…. but…. What are its benefit to poor people??? can this notes after obsoleting them provide employment to the youth ??? what happens if a man has an old note or the new designed note of 100 rupees…. people want employment not new notes….. people want shelter, security and justice…

  • asslamoalicom sir,
    i am nabeel shahzad from r.y.k.
    sir 500 wala jo note h uskay opar chanda nahi h sirf kia wo note chalay ga

  • Need 1000 waly old pakistani note at 70% ( Mean 1000 = 700 per note)
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