New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will soon issue new Rs 100 notes in ‘lavender’ colour.
“The new denomination has motif of ‘RANI KI VAV’ on the reverse, depicting the country’s cultural heritage,” the apex bank said in a statement.
‘Rani ki vav’ is an intricately constructed stepwell situated in the town of Patan in Gujarat.
The new bank notes will be in the “Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series”.
According to the RBI statement, 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.
All the banknotes in the denomination of ₹ 100/- issued by the Reserve Bank in the earlier series will continue to be legal tender.
“As is normal, when a new design of banknote is introduced, printing and supply of these notes for distribution to public through the banking channel will gradually increase,” the statement added.
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