Indian 50-rupee note

Fifty rupees
(India)
Value50 (approx. $0.67)
Width135 mm
Height66 mm
Security featuresSecurity thread, latent image, micro-lettering, intaglio print, fluorescent ink, watermark, and see through registration device.[1]
Years of printingAugust 2017 - present
Obverse
DesignMahatma Gandhi
DesignerReserve Bank of India
Design date2017
Reverse
DesignHampi with Chariot
DesignerReserve Bank of India
Design date2017

The Indian 50-rupee banknote (50) is a denomination of the Indian rupee. The present 50 banknote in circulation is a part of the Mahatma Gandhi New Series of banknotes. However, 50 banknotes of the previous series (Mahatma Gandhi Series) will continue to be legal tender.[2]

The 50 banknote denomination was first introduced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 1975 as a part of the Lion Capital Series, which had the Ashoka pillar on the banknote. It was replaced by a watermark of Mahatma Gandhi in the Mahatma Gandhi Series, in 1996.[3]

  1. ^ "Are there any special features in the banknotes of Mahatma Gandhi series- 1996?". Your Guide to Money Matters. Reserve Bank of India. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Yes, RBI will shortly issue new Rs 50 currency note". Indian Express.
  3. ^ Republic India Issues Archived 18 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine Reserve Bank of India.