Mahatma Gandhi New Series
The Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series of banknotes will be issued by the Reserve Bank of India as the legal tender of Indian rupee beginning from 10 November 2016. Announced on 8 November 2016, it follows the Indian 500 and 1000 rupee currency demonetization and it will succeed the Mahatma Gandhi Series of banknotes. Similar to the preceding Mahatma Gandhi series of banknotes, the obverse of the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series of banknotes also prominently displays the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi. The logo of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is also printed on the back of the banknotes of this series.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will issue banknotes in the new series in denominations of 500 and 2000.[1][2][3] Its 500 rupee banknotes will replace the 500 rupee banknotes of the previous Mahatma Gandhi series.
Security Features
The security features of the new 2000 rupee banknotes are as follows:[1][2]
- Number panel with numerals growing from small to big on the top left side and bottom right side.
- See through register with denominational numeral 2000.
- Latent image with denominational numeral 2000.
- Denominational numeral 2000 in Devanagari.
- Micro letters ‘RBI’ and ‘2000’ on the left side of the banknote.
- Windowed security thread with inscriptions of India in Hindi, RBI and 2000 on banknotes with colour shift. Colour of the thread changes from green to blue when the note is tilted.
The security features of the new 500 rupee banknotes are as follows:[3]
- Intaglio printing of Mahatma Gandhi portrait.
- Bleed lines.
- Identification mark which enables visually impaired individuals to identify the denomination.
The series
| Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Value | Dimensions | Main colour | Description | Date of Issue | |||
| Obverse | Reverse | Obverse | Reverse | Watermark | ||||
| ₹500 | 66 × 150 mm | Stone Gray | Mahatma Gandhi | Red Fort | Mahatma Gandhi | 10 November 2016 | ||
| ₹2000 | 66 × 166 mm | Magenta | Mangalyaan | 10 November 2016 | ||||
| Photographs of specimens; not to scale. | ||||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "Issue of ₹ 2000 Banknotes". Reserve Bank of India. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Issue of ₹ 2000 banknotes with inset letter 'R'". Reserve Bank of India. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Issue of ₹ 500 banknotes inset letter 'E' in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series". Reserve Bank of India. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
