The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) plans to issue commemorative banknotes of Rupees 75 to mark the 75th Independence Day of Pakistan.
According to ProPakistani.pk, the Cabinet has approved the design of the Rupees 75 banknotes. Government directed the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to get the commemorative banknotes printed on paper locally in Pakistan. It will likely be available to Citizens of Pakistan in August.
It is to remember here that a special Rupees 5 commemorative note had already been issued on 13 August 1997, for celebrating Pakistan’s 50th anniversary.
The SBP makes efforts to commemorate particular events in Pakistan’s history through the issuance of commemorative currency notes.
Commemorative Notes Issued by the State Bank of Pakistan
| Denomination | Issue Date | Description |
| 50 | 22 Dec 1976 | Quaid-e-Azam’s birth anniversary |
| 100 | 22 Feb 1977 | Quaid-e-Azam’s birth anniversary |
| 500 | 22 Feb 1977 | Quaid-e-Azam’s birth anniversary |
| 100 | 9 May 1977 | Wildlife Conservation Day |
| 150 | 9 May 1977 | Wildlife Conservation Day |
| 3000 | 9 May 1977 | Wildlife Conservation Day |
| 500 | 8 Dec 1977 | Allama Iqbal’s birth anniversary |
| 100 | 8 Dec 1977 | Allama Iqbal’s birth anniversary |
| 1 | 16 Oct 1982 | FAO World Food Day |
| 5 | 29 Jan 1996 | United Nations’ 50th anniversary |
| 10 | 13 Aug 1998 | Senate’s Silver Jubilee |
| 10 | 31 Jul 2003 | Commemoration of Madre-e-Millat Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah |
| 10 | 26 Dec 2008 | Benazir Bhutto’s first death anniversary |
| 10 | 1 Oct 2009 | China’s 60th anniversary |
| 20 | 21 May 2011 | 60th Anniversary of Pak-China Friendship |
| 20 | 28 May 2011 | Lawrence College’s 150 years celebrations |
| 25 | 02 Jun 2014 | Pakistan Navy Submarine Force’s Golden Jubilee |
| 20 | 31 Jan 2015 | Pak-China Year of Friendly Exchange |
| 20 | 16 Mar 2015 | Islamia College Peshawar’s 100 years of glory |
| 50 | 31 Mar 2017 | Commemoration of Abdul Sattar Edhi |
| 50 | 8 May 2018 | Commemoration of Dr. Ruth Pfau |
| 50 | 17 Oct 2018 | Sir Syed Ahmed Khan’s 200th birth anniversary |
| 50 | 10 Dec 2018 | International Anti-corruption Day |
