RBI to soon introduce lavender-coloured Rs 100 note: Salient features

The new note in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series has a base colour of Lavender, unlike the current Rs 100 denomination note which has a green base

Here is the salient features of new lavender-coloured Rs 100 note: 

The obverse (Front)

1. See through register with denominational numeral 100

2. Latent image with denominational numeral 100

3. Denominational numeral 100 in Devnagari (१००)

4. Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi in 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