RBI to issue new Rs 20 note - check out how it looks

The Reserve Bank of India on Monday announced that it will soon issue a new Rs 20 banknote as part of the Mahatma Gandhi (New) series of banknotes. The new Rs 20 note will join the existing denominations of Rs 10, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 2000.

The new banknote will come with the signature of the current RBI governor Shaktikanda Das. The base colour of the note is greenish yellow, according to an RBI press release. The dimension of the banknote will be 63 mm x 129 mm The note's reverse side features the Ellora caves, which reflects the country's cultural heritage. The note has other designs, geometric patterns aligning with the overall colour scheme, both at the obverse and reverse.

The RBI revealed the following features of the note:

Obverse (Front)

1. See through register with denominational numeral 20

2. Denominational numeral 20 in Devnagari

3. Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi at the centre

4. Micro letters 'RBI', ‘Bharat', ‘India' and '20'

5. Windowed demetalised security thread with inscriptions ‘Bharat’ and RBI

6. Guarantee Clause, Governor's signature with Promise Clause and RBI emblem towards right of Mahatma Gandhi portrait

7. Ashoka Pillar emblem on the right

8. Mahatma Gandhi portrait and electrotype (20) watermarks

9. Number panel with numerals growing from small to big on the top left side and bottom right side.

Reverse (Back)

10. Year of printing of the note on the left

11. Swachh Bharat logo with slogan

12. Language panel

13. Motif of Ellora Caves

14. Denominational numeral 20 in Devnagari.