Reginald Clancy

Reginald Clancy was a British economist who served as the Finance minister of Indian princely state of Hyderabad from 1918 to 1919. His signature also appeared on the banknotes of the Hyderabadi rupee.

Early life

He was educated in the United Kingdom, but he worked in India for a major part of his life.[1]

Career

Secretary of State for India

He also served at the India Office as a member of the Council of the Secretary of State for India.[2]

Hyderabad State

He served as the finance minister of Hyderabad State.[3][4]

Hyderabadi rupee

His signature appeared on the very first issue of the Hyderabadi rupee:[1]

  • PS261. 1 rupee. ND. (1919) Black on peach underprint. Back light brown.
  • PS262. 1 rupee. ND. (1919) Bicoloured.
  • PS264. 10 rupees. FE1327. (1916) Yellow-brown and black on lilac underprint. Series AB.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Abbott, A. (1939). "The Development of Vocational Education in India". Journal of the Royal Society of Arts. 87 (4503): 426–440. JSTOR 41361560 – via JSTOR.
  2. ↑ "My Life And Experiences". Krishnavas International. September 13, 1951 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ↑ "bhopal14" – via Internet Archive.
  4. ↑ Muldoon, Dr Andrew (June 28, 2013). Empire, Politics and the Creation of the 1935 India Act: Last Act of the Raj. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 9781409480396 – via Google Books.
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