Bank Note:-
The Reserve Bank has the sole authority to issue banknotes in India. Reserve Bank, like other central banks the world over, changes the design of banknotes from time to time.
The Department receives notes from four currency note printing presses. Two of the currency note printing presses are owned by the Government of India and two are owned by the Reserve Bank, through its wholly owned subsidiary, the Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Ltd. (BRBNML). The government owned presses are at Nasik (Western India) and Dewas (Central India). The other two presses are at Mysore (Southern India) and Salboni (Eastern India).
Note |
Size |
Color |
1 |
97 x 63 mm |
Green & Pink |
5 |
117 x 63 mm |
Green |
10 |
123 x 63 mm |
Chocolate brown |
20 |
147 × 63 mm |
Red-Orange |
50 |
135 × 66 mm |
Fluorescent blue |
100 |
142 x 66 mm |
Lavender |
200 |
146 × 66 mm |
Bright Yellow |
500 |
150 × 66 mm |
Stone Grey |
2000 |
166 × 66 mm |
Magenta |