Indian 20-rupee note

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Twenty rupees
(India)
Value₹20 (approx. $0.28)
Width129 mm
Height63 mm
Security featuresSecurity thread, latent image, micro-lettering, intaglio print, fluorescent ink, optically variable ink, watermark, and see through registration device.[1]
Years of printingApril 2019 – present
Obverse
India new 20 INR, MG series, 2019, obverse.jpg
DesignMahatma Gandhi
DesignerReserve Bank of India
Design date2019; 5 years ago (2019)
Reverse
India new 20 INR, MG series, 2019, reverse.jpg
DesignEllora Caves
DesignerReserve Bank of India
Design date2019; 5 years ago (2019)

The Indian 20-rupee banknote (₹20) is a common denomination of the Indian rupee. The current ₹20 banknote in circulation is a part of the Mahatma Gandhi Series. The Reserve Bank introduced the ₹20 note in the Mahatma Gandhi Series in August 2001. Making it one of the last denominations of the series to be introduced in the series; other than the ₹5, which was introduced in November 2001.[2]

It was first introduced by the Reserve Bank of India in 1972 to contain the cost of production of banknotes in circulation.[3] With the introduction of this banknote, the Reserve Bank started a major redesign of the motif of the Lion Capital Series banknotes.

Mahatma Gandhi New Series[edit]

On 10 November 2016, the then Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das announced a new ₹20 banknote would be released in the Mahatma Gandhi New Series in the coming months.

The Reserve Bank of India has announced on 26 April 2019 that it would shortly issue a new ₹20 note.[4] The new denomination has a motif of Ellora Caves on the back, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India on the reverse, depicting the country's cultural heritage continuing with the theme in Mahatma Gandhi New Series banknotes. Size of the bank note will be 129 mm × 63 mm. This is used alongside to the new Indian 20-rupee coin which will be released soon.

History[edit]

Lion Capital series[edit]

Further information: Lion Capital Series

Design[edit]

The obverse side featured the Lion Capital. The reverse side featured the chariot wheel of the Konark Sun Temple.

Mahatma Gandhi Series[edit]

Design[edit]

The ₹20 banknote of the Mahatma Gandhi Series is 129 × 63 mm green-yellow coloured, with the obverse side featuring a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi with a signature of the governor of Reserve Bank of India. It has the Braille feature to assist the visually challenged in identifying the currency. The reverse side features the famous Mount Harriet in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

As of 2012, the new ₹ sign has been incorporated into banknote of ₹20.[5][6] In January 2014 RBI announced that it would be withdrawing from circulation all banknotes printed prior to 2005 by 31 March 2014. The deadline was later extended to 1 January 2015. Now further dead line was extended to 30 June 2016.[7]

Security features[edit]

The security features of the ₹20 banknote include:[8]

  • A windowed security thread that reads 'भारत' (Bharat in the Devanagari script) and 'RBI' alternately.
  • Latent image of the value of the banknote on the vertical band next to the right hand side of Mahatma Gandhi's portrait.
  • Watermark of Mahatma Gandhi that is a mirror image of the main portrait.
  • The number panel of the banknote is printed in embedded fluorescent fibers and optically variable ink.
  • Since 2005 additional security features like machine-readable security thread, electrotype watermark, and year of print appear on the bank note.

Languages[edit]

As like the other Indian rupee banknotes, the ₹20 banknote has its amount written in 17 languages. On the obverse, the denomination is written in English and Hindi. On the reverse is a language panel which displays the denomination of the note in 15 of the 22 official languages of India. The languages are displayed in alphabetical order. Languages included on the panel are Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.

Text of amount in various languages
Language Amount
In central level official languages (At below either ends)
English Twenty rupees
Hindi बीस रुपये
In 15 state level/other official languages (on the language panel)
Assamese বিছ টকা
Bengali কুড়ি টাকা
Gujarati વીસ રૂપિયા
Kannada ಇಪ್ಪತ್ತು ರುಪಾಯಿಗಳು
Kashmiri وُہ رۄپیہِ
Konkani वीस रुपया
Malayalam ഇരുപത് രൂപ
Marathi वीस रुपये
Nepali बीस रुपियाँ
Odia କୋଡିଏ ଟଙ୍କା
Punjabi ਵੀਹ ਰੁਪਏ
Sanskrit विंशती रूप्यकाणि
Tamil இருபது ரூபாய்
Telugu ఇరవై రూపాయలు
Urdu بیس روپیے

References[edit]

  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. ↑ "Mahtma Gandhi (MG) Series 1996". Your Guide to Money Matters. Reserve Bank of India. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "India Paper Money A Retrospect". Republic India Issues. Reserve Bank of India. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "RBI Introduces ₹ 20 banknote in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series". rbi.org.in. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Issue of ₹20 Banknotes with incorporation of Rupee symbol (₹) and inset letter 'R'". RBI. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Issue of ₹20/- and ₹50/- denomination Bank notes without inset letter and with ₹ symbol". RBI. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "Withdrawal of Currencies Issued Prior to 2005". Press Information Bureau. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  8. ↑ RBI - ₹20 security features
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