Indian 100-rupee note
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|---|---|
| Value | ₹100 |
| Width | 157 mm |
| Height | 73 mm |
| Security features | Secure thread, latent image, micro-lettering, intaglio print, fluorescent ink, optically variable ink, watermark, and see through register.[1] |
| Years of printing | June 1996 – present |
| Obverse | |
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| Design | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Design date | 1996 |
| Reverse | |
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| Design | Himalayas |
| Design date | 1996 |
The Indian 100-rupee banknote (₹100) is a denomination of Indian currency. It has been in continuous production since Reserve Bank of India took over the functions of the controller of currency in India in 1923. The first 100-rupee notes featured the portrait of the king. After independence in 1947, Reserve Bank of India continued to issue the notes by replacing the portrait of the king with the Emblem of India, the Lion Capital of Sarnath.[2]
In June 1996, after the motif redesign, Mahatma Gandhi series 100-rupee notes were introduced.
Present design
Security features
The security features of the 100-rupee banknote includes a windowed security thread that reads 'भारत' (Bharat in the Devanagari script) and 'RBI' alternately. It includes latent image of the value of the banknote on the vertical band next to the right hand side of Mahatma Gandhi's portrait. The white field contains a watermark of Mahatma Gandhi that is a mirror-image of the main portrait. In addition the number panel of the banknote is printed in fluorescent and optically variable ink and the paper contains embedded fluorescent fibers. Since 2005 additional security features like machine-readable security thread, electrotype watermark, and year of print appears on the bank note.
References
- ↑ "Are there any special features in the banknotes of Mahatma Gandhi series- 1996?". Your Guide to Money Matters. Reserve Bank of India. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ↑ "India Paper Money A Retrospect". Republic India Issues. Reserve Bank of India. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
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