New 100 Rupees note: RBI to issue new Rs 100 currency note

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is going to shortly issue Rs 100 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series. The new denomination will have motif of “Rani Ki Vav” –  the stepwell situated in the town of Patan in Gujarat – on the reverse, depicting the country’s cultural heritage. The colour of the 100 rupee note is Lavender and will bear the signature of Urjit R. Patel, Governor of RBI.

The RBI said in a statement issued today, “The note has other designs, geometric patterns aligning with the overall colour scheme, both at the obverse and reverse. The dimension of the banknote will be 66 mm × 142 mm.”

The earlier series will continue to be legal tender and will not be affected by the new note.

The statement said, “As is normal, when a new design of banknote is introduced, printing and supply of these notes for distribution to public through the banking channel will gradually increase.”

The image and salient features of ₹100 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series are as under:

Obverse (Front Side) :-

1. See through register with denominational numeral 100

2. Latent image with denominational numeral 100

3. Denominational numeral १०० in Devnagari

4. Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi at the centre

5. Micro letters ‘RBI’, ‘भारत’, ‘India’ and ‘100’

6. Windowed security thread with inscriptions ‘भारत’ and RBI with colour shift; Colour of the thread changes from green to blue when the note is tilted

7. Guarantee Clause, Governor’s signature with Promise Clause and RBI emblem towards right of Mahatma Gandhi portrait

8. Ashoka Pillar emblem on the right

9. Mahatma Gandhi portrait and electrotype (100) watermarks

10. Number panel with numerals in ascending font on the top left side and bottom right side

11. For visually impaired intaglio or raised printing of Mahatma Gandhi portrait, Ashoka Pillar emblem, raised triangular identification mark with micro-text 100, four angular bleed lines both on the right and left sides

Reverse (Back) :-

1.Year of printing of the note on the left

2. Swachh Bharat logo with slogan

3. Language panel

4. Motif of RANI KI VAV

5. Denominational numeral १०० in Devnagari