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New 100 Rupee Note 2018: Here is first-look at lavender-coloured currency

New 100 Rupee Note 2018: Just a couple of days ago, reports had indicated that there would be an announcement about a new Rs 100 note that would be coloured differently and that has come true now. "The new denomination has Motif of “RANI KI VAV” on the reverse, depicting the country’s cultural heritage. The base colour of the note is Lavender. The note has other designs, geometric patterns aligning with the overall colour scheme, both at the obverse and reverse. Dimension of the banknote will be 66 mm × 142 mm," the statement further said.

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New 100 Rupee Note 2018: Here is first-look at lavender-coloured currency
New 100 Rupee Note 2018: The Reserve Bank of India today has announced that it will soon launch lavender-coloured Rs 100 new notes. Image source: RBI
Written By: ZeeBiz WebTeam
Updated: Fri, Jul 20, 2018
12:23 pm
New Delhi, ZeeBiz WebDesk
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The Reserve Bank of India today has announced that it will soon launch lavender-coloured Rs 100 new notes. The new Rs 100 currency note will join the list of new designs of Rs 2000, Rs 200, Rs 500, Rs 10 issued over the last couple of years since demonetisation. The RBI statement said, "The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue Rs 100 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series, bearing signature of Dr. Urjit R. Patel, Governor, Reserve Bank of India."

Notably, just a couple of days ago, reports had indicated that there would be an announcement about a new Rs 100 note that would be coloured differently and that has come true now.  
 
"The new denomination has Motif of “RANI KI VAV” on the reverse, depicting the country’s cultural heritage. The base colour of the note is Lavender. The note has other designs, geometric patterns aligning with the overall colour scheme, both at the obverse and reverse. Dimension of the banknote will be 66 mm × 142 mm," the statement further said.
 
It however, clarified  that "all the banknotes in the denomination of ₹ 100/- issued by the Reserve Bank in the earlier series will continue to be legal tender," adding "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 Rs 100 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series are as under:
 
 
There are 16 silent features in Rs 100 new note — back and front. Salient features:
 
Rs 100 currency note: Obverse (Front)
 
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
 
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Rs 100 currency note: Reverse (Back)

12. Year of printing of the note on the left
13. Swachh Bharat logo with slogan
14. Language panel
15. Motif of RANI KI VAV
16. Denominational numeral १०० in Devnagari

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