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New Rs 1000 and Rs 20 banknotes to be released by the Reserve Bank of India

Updated: 10/May/2014 9:42:06 AM
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New Rs 1000 and Rs 20 banknotes  to be released by the Reserve Bank of India
Banknotes of Rs.1,000 and Rs.20 denomination incorporating rupee symbol and bearing the signature of governor Raghuram Rajan will very soon be released by The Reserve Bank of India (RBI).According to a statement released by the RBI Tuesday, these banknotes will be in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005.
 
The design of these notes to be issued now is similar in all respects to the Rs.1,000 Banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005 issued earlier.Banknotes of Rs.20 denomination incorporating rupee symbol will also be similar in all respects to the Rs.20 banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005.
 
The year of printing - 2014 - will be on the reverse of the new banknotes.
 
The RBI said the notes issued in the past will continue to be legal tender.