There are two principles of note issue. First is the Currency Principle and the second is Banking principle. There are different views about these principles. One school of thought says there should be full convertibility of notes into gold bullion.
Currency Principle:
The lover of this principle say that paper money is better than the metallic money but there should be 100% backing of gold reserves. They say that in order to maintain the prestige of paper money gold should be available for the conversion of notes when presented.
Bank Principle:
According to this principle there is no need of reserve requirements of gold and silver for the notes issued. The banks are authorized to regulate the note issue keeping in view the needs of the business in the country. The banks themselves will maintain adequate reserves of gold for meeting their obligations of note. If there is an over issue of notes, the excess money will be automatically presented for each payment and proper ratio will be maintained between the supply of money and the gold reserves.
Currency Principle:
The lover of this principle say that paper money is better than the metallic money but there should be 100% backing of gold reserves. They say that in order to maintain the prestige of paper money gold should be available for the conversion of notes when presented.
Bank Principle:
According to this principle there is no need of reserve requirements of gold and silver for the notes issued. The banks are authorized to regulate the note issue keeping in view the needs of the business in the country. The banks themselves will maintain adequate reserves of gold for meeting their obligations of note. If there is an over issue of notes, the excess money will be automatically presented for each payment and proper ratio will be maintained between the supply of money and the gold reserves.