Banknotes

Reserve Bank of India has introduced new banknotes in denominations of 2000, 500, 200, 100, 50, 20 and 10. These banknotes not only have more security features but also depict our country's heritage and development. This is a welcome change from previously circulated Ashoka Pillar and Mahatma Gandhi series notes.

The new notes we are using daily have very distinctive features so that they can be identified easily by visually impaired persons also.

While the security features in the current series of bank notes, such as water mark, security thread, latent image of denomination numeral, denomination numeral in colour shifting ink, number panels, see through register, electro-type, bleed lines, etc., continue to remain, their relative positions may have changed in the new design notes.

The new elements added are the numerals in Devnagri script and logo of Swachh Bharat.

All the new banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series bear signature of the Governor, Reserve Bank of India.

2000

The Reserve Bank of India has introduced new design banknotes in the denomination of ₹2000 as part of Mahatma Gandhi(New) Series. The new denomination has motif of the Mangalyaan on the reverse, depicting the country's first venture in interplanetary space. The base colour of the note is magenta. The size of the new note is 66mm x 166mm.

500

The new ₹500 notes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series are different from the present series in colour, size, theme, location of security features and design elements. The size of the new note is 66mm x 150mm. The colour of the notes is stone grey and the predominant new theme is Indian heritage site - Red Fort.

200

The new ₹200 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series bear motif of 'Sanchi Stupa' on the reverse, depicting the country's cultural heritage. The base colour of the note is bright yellow. The size of the new note is 66mm x 146mm.

100

The new ₹100 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series bear motif of 'Rani ki Vav' on the reverse, depicting the country's cultural heritage. The base colour of the note is lavender. The size of the new note is 66mm x 142mm.

50

The new ₹50 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series bear motif of 'Hampi with Chariot' on the reverse, depicting the country's cultural heritage. The base colour of the note is fluorescent blue. The size of the new note is 66mm x 135mm.

20

The new ₹20 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series bear motif of the Ellora Caves on the reverse, depicting the country's cultural heritage. The base colour of the note is Greenish Yellow. The size of the new note is 63mm x 129mm.

10

The new ₹10 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series bear motif of 'Sun Temple, Konark' on the reverse, depicting the country's cultural heritage. The base colour of the note is chocolate brown. The size of the new note is 63mm x 123mm.

The detailed features can be studied from RBI website.

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