RBI to issue new Rs 50 notes in fluorescent blue colour

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 18

The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue new banknotes of Rs 50 denomination. However, all the banknotes in the denomination of Rs 50 issued by the RBI in the earlier series will continue to be legal tender.

The new Rs 50 notes in the Mahatma Gandhi (new) series will bear the signature of Dr Urjit Patel, Governor, Reserve Bank of India.

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The new denomination has motif of Hampi with Chariot on the reverse, depicting the country’s cultural heritage.

The base colour of the note is fluorescent blue. The note has other designs, geometric patterns aligning with the overall colour scheme, both at the obverse and reverse.

Salient Features

Obverse (Front)

1. See through register with denominational numeral 50,
2. Denominational numeral ५० in Devnagari,
3. Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi at the centre,
4. Micro letters ‘RBI’, ‘भारत’, ‘INDIA’ and ‘50’,
5. Windowed demetalised security thread with inscriptions ‘भारत’ and RBI,
6. Guarantee Clause, Governor’s signature with Promise Clause and RBI emblem towards right of Mahatma Gandhi portrait,
7. Ashoka Pillar emblem on the right,
8. Mahatma Gandhi portrait and electrotype (50) watermarks,
9. Number panel with numerals growing from small to big on the top left side and bottom right side.

Reverse (Back)

10. Year of printing of the note on the left,
11. Swachh Bharat logo with slogan,
12. Language panel,
13. Motif of Hampi with Chariot,
14. Denominational numeral ५० in Devnagari.

Dimension of the banknote will be 66 mm x 135 mm.