Indian 50-rupee note

Fifty rupees

(India)
Value	₹50
Width	147 mm
Height	73 mm
Security features	Secure thread, latent image, micro-lettering, intaglio print, fluorescent ink, watermark, and see through register.[1]
Years of printing	November 1975 – present
Obverse
Design	Mahatma Gandhi
Design date	1975
Reverse
Design	Indian Parliament
Design date	1975

The Indian 50-rupee banknote (₹50) is a denomination of the Indian rupee. The present ₹50 banknote in circulation since 1996 is a part of the Mahatma Gandhi Series of banknotes.

The ₹50 banknote denomination was first introduced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 1975 as a part of the Lion Capital Series, which had the Ashoka pillar on the banknote. It was replaced by a watermark of Mahatma Gandhi in the Mahatma Gandhi Series, in 1996.^[2]

Mahatma Gandhi New Series

On 10 November 2016, the Reserve Bank of India announced, a new redesigned ₹50 banknote was to be available as a part of the Mahatma Gandhi New Series, in the coming months.^[3]

Mahatma Gandhi Series

Design

The ₹50 banknote of the Mahatma Gandhi Series is 147 × 73 mm Pink-violet coloured, with the obverse side featuring a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi with a signature of the governor of Reserve Bank of India. It has the Braille feature to assist the visually challenged in identifying the currency. The reverse side features a motif of the Indian Parliament building.

As of 2012, the new ₹ sign has been incorporated into banknote of ₹50.^[4] In January 2014 RBI announced that it would be withdrawing from circulation all banknotes printed prior to 2005 by 31 March 2014. The deadline was later extended to 1 January 2015, then to 30 June 2016.^[5]

Security features

The security features of the ₹50 banknote includes:^[6]

• A windowed security thread that reads 'भारत' (Bharat in the Devanagari script) and 'RBI' alternately.
• Latent image of the value of the banknote on the vertical band next to the right hand side of Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait.
• Watermark of Gandhi that is a mirror image of the main portrait.
• The number panel of the banknote is printed in embedded fluorescent fibers and optically variable ink.
• Since 2005 additional security features like machine-readable security thread, electrotype watermark, and year of print appears on the bank note.

Languages

Like the other Indian rupee banknotes, the ₹50 banknote has its amount written in 17 languages. On the obverse, the denomination is written in English and Hindi. On the reverse is a language panel which displays the denomination of the note in 15 of the 22 official languages of India. The languages are displayed in alphabetical order. Languages included on the panel are Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.

Denominations in central level official languages (At below either ends)
Language	₹50
English	Fifty rupees
Hindi	पचास रुपये
Denominations in 15 state level/other official languages (As seen on the language panel)
Assamese	পঞ্চাশ টকা
Bengali	পঞ্চাশ টাকা
Gujarati	પચાસ રૂપિયા
Kannada	ಐವತ್ತು ರುಪಾಯಿಗಳು
Kashmiri	پاژاھ رۄپے
Konkani	पन्नास रुपया
Malayalam	അൻപതു രൂപ
Marathi	पन्नास रुपये
Nepali	पचास रुपियाँ
Odia	ପଚାଶ ଟଙ୍କା
Punjabi	ਪੰਜਾਹ ਰੁਪਏ
Sanskrit	पञ्चाशत् रूप्यकाणि
Tamil	ஐம்பது ரூபாய்
Telugu	యాభై రూపాయలు
Urdu	پچاس روپے

References

1. "Are there any special features in the banknotes of Mahatma Gandhi series- 1996?". Your Guide to Money Matters. Reserve Bank of India. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
2. Republic India Issues Reserve Bank of India.
3. RBI to issue ₹1,000, ₹100, ₹50 with new features, design in coming months
4. "Issue of ₹20/- and ₹50/- denomination Bank notes without inset letter and with ₹ symbol". RBI. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
5. "Withdrawal of Currencies Issued Prior to 2005". Press Information Bureau. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
6. RBI - ₹50 security features