RBI To Launch New Rs 100 Note In Lavender Color, Salient Features

The Reserve Bank Of India decided to launch Rs 100 note in new Lavender color which will be in circulation by next month. The Rs 100 note left untouchable during the demonetization of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 note.
RBI To Launch New Rs 100 Note In Lavender Color,

Salient Features
(Front)

• See-through register with denominational numeral 100
• Latent image with denominational numeral 100
• Denominational numeral 100 in Devnagari
• Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi at the center
• Micro letters 'RBI', 'Bharat' (in Devnagari), 'India' and '100'
• Windowed security thread with inscriptions 'Bharat' (in Devnagari and RBI with color shift; Color of the thread changes from green to blue when the note is tilted
• Guarantee Clause, Governor's signature with Promise Clause and RBI emblem towards the right of Mahatma Gandhi portrait
• Ashoka Pillar emblem on the right
• Mahatma Gandhi portrait and electrotype (100) watermarks
• Number panel with numerals in ascending font on the top left side and bottom right side
• 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

The RBI decided to launch a new Rs 100 note in order to restrict the use of black money. "The base color of the note is lavender. The note has other designs, geometric patterns aligning with the overall color scheme, both at the obverse and reverse. The dimension of the banknote will be 66 mm x 142 mm," the RBI said in a statement.

Salient Features:

(Back)

• Year of printing of the note on the left
• Swachh Bharat logo with the slogan
• Language panel
• The motif of RANI KI VAV
• Denominational numeral 100 in Devnagar