Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said it will soon issue a Rs 50 currency note in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series, which will be fluorescent blue in color.
The bank notes of Rs 50 denomination issued by the Reserve Bank in the earlier series will continue to be legal tender, the central bank said in a statement.
"The new denomination has motif of Hampi with chariot on the reverse, depicting the country's cultural heritage. The base color of the note is fluorescent blue," it said.
The note has other designs, geometric patterns aligning with the overall color scheme, both at the obverse and reverse.
Dimension of the bank note will be 66 mm x 135 mm, RBI said.
The Rs 50 denomination bank notes in the new series will bear the signature of RBI governor Urjit R. Patel.
Salient Features
Obverse (Front)
» See through register with denominational numeral 50,
» Denominational numeral ५० in Devnagari,
» Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi at the center,
» Micro letters ‘RBI’, ‘भारत’, ‘INDIA’ and ‘50’,
» Windowed demetalised security thread with inscriptions ‘भारत’ and RBI,
» Guarantee Clause, governor’s signature with Promise Clause and RBI emblem towards right of Mahatma Gandhi portrait,
» Ashoka Pillar emblem on the right,
» Mahatma Gandhi portrait and electrotype (50) watermarks,
» Number panel with numerals growing from small to big on the top left side and bottom right side.
Reverse (Back)
» Year of printing of the note on the left,
» Swachh Bharat logo with slogan,
» Language panel,
» Motif of Hampi with Chariot
» Denominational numeral ५० in Devnagari.
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