RBI to issue Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Banknotes with Three Additional Features

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....BI to issue Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Banknotes with Three Additional Features <br>FEMA & RBI<br>Dated:- 23-9-2015<br><BR>The Reserve Bank of India will shortly put into circulation banknotes in the denominations of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 incorporating three new/revised features - (i) ascending size of numerals in the number panels, (ii) bleed lines, and (iii) enlarged identification mark. It may be rec....

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....alled that the Reserve Bank recently put into circulation Rs. 500 banknotes with numerals in ascending size in number panels but without bleed lines and enlarged identification mark. It has now added two more features to aid visually impaired in easy identification of banknotes part from securing them against counterfeiting. The current banknotes will be without inset letter in the number panels.....

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.... The notes will bear signature of Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan, Governor. The year of printing (2015) appears on the reverse. Except for these features, the overall design of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 banknotes have been retained. All banknotes in these denominations issued hitherto by the Reserve Bank will continue to be legal tender. Details of New Features: (i) Ascending size of numerals in numbering pa....

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....nels: Numerals in both the numbering panels of banknotes will be in ascending size from left to right, while the first three alpha-numeric characters will remain constant in size. (ii) Bleed lines: The banknotes of Rs. 500 denomination will have five angular bleed lines in three sets of 2-1-2 lines on the obverse in both, the upper left and the right hand edge of the banknote. Similarly, Rs. 10....

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....00 banknotes will have six angular bleed lines in four sets of 1-2-2-1 lines on the obverse in both, the upper left and right hand edge of the banknotes. These will facilitate identification of these notes by visually impaired persons. (iii) Enlarged Identification Mark: The existing identification mark (circular-shape in Rs. 500 and diamond in Rs. 1000) near the left edge of the banknote has be....

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....en enlarged. The Reserve Bank of India is committed to continually bring about modifications in the design of banknotes with changing times. Alpana Killawala Principal Chief General Manager ============= Document 1 1 New Numbering Pattern The numbers in both the number panels will increase in size from left to right. 2 Easy to Identify Markings for Visually Impaired • Angular Bleed ....

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....Lines on both left and right of the front side of banknotes: - 5 lines in 500 and -6 lines in 1000 denominations • Bigger Identification Mark: - Circle in 500 and - Diamond in 1000 denominations TID Rs.500 SPECIMEN 0811 भारतीय रिज़र्व बैंक COAA 000000 RESERVE BANK OF INDIA केà¤....

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....्द्रीय सरकार द्वारा प्रत्याभूत 500! पाँच सौ रुपये OAA 000000 Righ 1000 SPECIMEN 0793 OAA 000000 राय GOVERNOR 500 भारतीय रिज़à¤....

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....°à¥à¤µ बैंक (OAA 000000 RESERVE BANK OF INDIA केन्द्रीय सरकार द्वारा 1000 एक हज़ार रुपये राजुराम जी राजन Raghungap 1000<BR> News - Press ....

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