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RBI to issue fluorescent blue Rs 50 banknotes

The banknotes will bear the motif of 'Hampi with Chariot' that depicts India's cultural heritage.

New Rs 50 banknote. (Photo: ANI_Twitter)
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New Rs 50 banknote. Photo: ANI_Twitter

Press Trust of India Mumbai
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will soon introduce new fluorescent blue Rs 50 banknotes bearing the motif of ‘Hampi with Chariot’ that depicts India’s cultural heritage.

RBI said it would shortly issue these Rs 50 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (new) series.

“The new denomination has the motif of Hampi with Chariot on the reverse, depicting the country’s cultural heritage. The base colour of the note is fluorescent blue,” RBI said in a release.

Among others, the new notes will have designs and geometric patterns aligning with the overall colour schemes, both at the obverse and reverse, RBI said.

On the obverse/front