The Reserve Bank has issued new series of notes for 500 rupees and 2,000 rupees denomination with improved features and newer sizes which will be very friendly towards the visually-impaired by having features which make it accessible for all sections.<br/><br/>The RBI said, 2,000 rupees note, which is a first under the denomination, will be called as the 'Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series' and has a design of the low-cost mission to Mars, the Mangalayan, on the reverse. It said, the base colour of the note will be magenta.<br/><br/>The RBI said, the new design in the 500 rupee denomination will be in a different colour, size, theme, design and location of security features, it said. The note, will be in a stone grey colour and the predominant theme will be Delhi's Red Fort.
News On AIR | November 9, 2016 4:06 PM
RBI issues new series of Rs 500 & Rs 2,000 notes with improved features