Mahatma Gandhi New Series

The Mahatma Gandhi New Series of banknotes are issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as the legal tender of the Indian rupee (₹), intended to replace the Mahatma Gandhi Series of banknotes. Announced on 8 November 2016, it followed the demonetisation of ₹500 and ₹1000 banknotes of the original Mahatma Gandhi Series. Similar to the preceding series of banknotes, the obverse of the Mahatma Gandhi New Series 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 first banknotes issued in the New Series were the denominations of ₹500 and ₹2000, and are in circulation since 10 November 2016.[1][2][3] The banknote denominations of ₹1000, ₹100 and ₹50 are also expected to be introduced in the new Mahatma Gandhi New Series, in the coming months.[4]

Security features

The obverse design of the series was based on this photograph of Gandhi and Lord Pethick-Lawrence.
Details of the photograph.

The security features of the Mahatma Gandhi New Series banknotes are as follows:[1][2][3]

Banknotes

Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series
Image Value Dimensions Main colour Description Date of Issue
Obverse Reverse Obverse Reverse Watermark
₹500 66 × 150 mm Stone grey Mahatma Gandhi Red Fort Mahatma Gandhi 10 November 2016
₹2000 66 × 166 mm Magenta Mangalyaan 10 November 2016
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixels per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

Languages

Each 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 ₹500 ₹2000
English Five hundred rupees Two thousand rupees
Hindi पांच सौ रुपये दो हज़ार रुपये
Denominations in 15 state level/other official languages (As seen on the language panel)
Assamese পাঁচশ টকা দুহেজাৰ টকা
Bengali পাঁচশ টাকা দুই হাজার টাকা
Gujarati પાંચ સો રૂપિયા બે હજાર રૂપિયા
Kannada ಐನೂರು ರುಪಾಯಿಗಳು ಎರಡು ಸಾವಿರ ರುಪಾಯಿಗಳು
Kashmiri پاژشھ ھطم رۄپے د ساس رۄپے
Konkani पाचशें रुपया दोन हजार रुपया
Malayalam അഞ്ഞൂറു രൂപ രണ്ടായിരം രൂപ
Marathi पाचशे रुपये दोन हजार रुपये
Nepali पाँच सय रुपियाँ दुई हजार रुपियाँ
Odia ପାଞ୍ଚ ଶତ ଟଙ୍କା ଦୁଇ ହଜାର ଟଙ୍କା
Punjabi ਪੰਜ ਸੌ ਰੁਪਏ ਦੋ ਹਜ਼ਾਰ ਰੁਪਏ
Sanskrit पञ्चशतं रूप्यकाणि द्विसहस्रं रूप्यकाणि
Tamil ஐந்நூறு ரூபாய் இரண்டாயிரம் ரூபாய்
Telugu ఐదువందల రూపాయలు రెండు వేలు రూపాయలు
Urdu پانچ سو روپے دو ہزار روپے

Alleged mistakes

2000 Notes

In the ₹2000 banknote , there was an alleged printing mistake in the language panel.

In the 6th column (Hindi) of language panel, Instead of 'दो हजार रुपया' there was 'दोन हजार रुपया'.

But on close inspection, one can infer that it is not Hindi but Konkani. Thus there is no mistake to begin with.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Issue of ₹ 2000 Banknotes". Reserve Bank of India. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Issue of ₹ 2000 banknotes with inset letter 'R'". Reserve Bank of India. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Issue of ₹ 500 banknotes inset letter 'E' in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series". Reserve Bank of India. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  4. ↑ RBI to issue ₹1,000, ₹100, ₹50 with new features, design in coming months
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