New Rs 100 notes bearing RBI’s new governor Shaktikanta Das signature to come soon - All details here

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will once again enhance the new Rs 100 banknote of the country. This time, the central bank will issue new notes of Rs 100 which will bear signature of their current governor Shaktikanta Das. Rs 100 was also among banknotes like new Rs 50, Rs 10 and Rs 500 which has seen a makeover in India’s currency chest since demonetisation drive. The notebandi resulted in also launch of new Rs 200 and Rs 2000. Soon, RBI is also set to issue new Rs 20 as well with enhanced features. Notably, the previous new notes were launched by ex-RBI governor Urjit Patel, whose successor is Das. 

RBI in a notification said, “The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue Rs 100 denomination Banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series bearing the signature of  Shaktikanta Das, Governor. The design of these notes is similar in all respects to Rs 100 Banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series. All Banknotes in the denomination of Rs 100 issued by the Reserve Bank in the past will continue to be legal tender.”

So far, only Rs 100 will be printed with signature of Das. However, one can expect other new banknotes to also undergo same procedures. 

Everything about Rs 100 note will be similar, except the signature. Here’s how new Rs 100 banknote looks like.

Obverse (Front)

• See through register with denominational numeral 100
• Latent image with denominational numeral 100
• Denominational numeral १०० in Devnagari
• Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi at the centre
• Micro letters ‘RBI’, ‘भारत’, ‘India’ and ‘100’
• Windowed security thread with inscriptions ‘भारत’ and RBI with colour shift; Colour of the thread changes from green to blue when the note is tilted
• Guarantee Clause, Governor’s signature with Promise Clause and RBI emblem towards right of Mahatma Gandhi portrait
• Ashoka Pillar emblem on the right
• Mahatma Gandhi portrait and electrotype (100) watermarks
• Number panel with numerals in ascending font on the top left side and bottom right side

For visually impaired intaglio or raised printing of Mahatma Gandhi portrait, Ashoka Pillar emblem, raised triangular identification mark with micro-text 100, four angular bleed lines both on the right and left sides.

Reverse (Back)

• Year of printing of the note on the left
• Swachh Bharat logo with slogan
• Language panel
• Motif of RANI KI VAV
• Denominational numeral १०० in Devnagari

The new denomination has Motif of “RANI KI VAV” on the reverse, depicting the country’s cultural heritage. The base colour of the note is Lavender. The note has other designs, geometric patterns aligning with the overall colour scheme, both at the obverse and reverse. Dimension of the banknote will be 66 mm × 142 mm.