1935The Reserve Bank of India was founded in 1935.

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It was nationalised in 1949 and issues all banknotes except the ₹1 note, which the government issues.

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Paper money was first used in China.The ₹1 note is issued by the Government, not the RBI.<span class="aj-year">1967</span>ATMs are about 60 years old.