The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that it would soon issue new Rs.20 notes in a greenish-yellow colour. A statement issued by the RBI also clarified, “All the banknotes in the denomination of Rs.20 issued by the RBI in the earlier series will continue to be legal tender.”
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that it would soon issue new Rs.20 notes in a greenish-yellow colour. A statement issued by the RBI also clarified, “All the banknotes in the denomination of Rs.20 issued by the RBI in the earlier series will continue to be legal tender.”
Features of the new 20 rupee note:
It bears the signature of the Central Bank’s Governor, Shaktikanta Das. The dimension of the new Rs.20 note will be 63 mm x 129 mm.
The front side of the note contains a see-through register with the denominational numeral 20, also written in Devnagari script, a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi at the centre, ‘RBI’, ‘Bharat’, ‘India’ and ’20’ – are micro letters, along with with a guarantee clause, Governor’s signature with Promise Clause and the RBI emblem toward the right of Gandhi’s portrait. On the right side of the portrait are an Ashoka Pillar emblem and electrotype (20) watermarks. At the back of the note is the motif of Ellora Caves, Swachh Bharath logo with the slogan, language panel and the year of printing the note on the left.
NOTE: As of today, the RBI has already introduced new Rs.10, Rs. 50, Rs. 200, Rs. 500, Rs. 2000 bank notes.
Features of the new 20 rupee note:
It bears the signature of the Central Bank’s Governor, Shaktikanta Das. The dimension of the new Rs.20 note will be 63 mm x 129 mm.
The front side of the note contains a see-through register with the denominational numeral 20, also written in Devnagari script, a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi at the centre, ‘RBI’, ‘Bharat’, ‘India’ and ’20’ – are micro letters, along with with a guarantee clause, Governor’s signature with Promise Clause and the RBI emblem toward the right of Gandhi’s portrait. On the right side of the portrait are an Ashoka Pillar emblem and electrotype (20) watermarks. At the back of the note is the motif of Ellora Caves, Swachh Bharath logo with the slogan, language panel and the year of printing the note on the left.
NOTE: As of today, the RBI has already introduced new Rs.10, Rs. 50, Rs. 200, Rs. 500, Rs. 2000 bank notes.