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Fifty rupees

(India)
Value	₹50 (approx. $0.67)
Width	135 mm
Height	66 mm
Security features	Security thread, latent image, micro-lettering, intaglio print, fluorescent ink, watermark, and see through registration device.
Years of printing	August 2017 - present
Obverse
Design	Mahatma Gandhi
Designer	Reserve Bank of India
Design date	2017
Reverse
Design	Hampi with Chariot
Designer	Reserve Bank of India
Design date	2017

The Indian 50-rupee banknote (₹50) is a denomination of the Indian rupee. The present ₹50 banknote in circulation is a part of the Mahatma Gandhi New Series of banknotes. However, ₹50 banknotes of the previous series (Mahatma Gandhi Series) will continue to be legal tender.

The ₹50 banknote denomination was first introduced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 1975 as a part of the Lion Capital Series, which had the Ashoka pillar on the banknote. It was replaced by a watermark of Mahatma Gandhi in the Mahatma Gandhi Series, in 1996.

Mahatma Gandhi Ji New Series

On 10 November 2016, the Reserve Bank of India announced, a new redesigned ₹50 banknote was to be available as a part of the Mahatma Gandhi New Series. On 18 August 2017, the Reserve Bank of India introduced a new ₹50 banknote in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series. However, ₹50 banknotes of the previous series will continue to be legal tender.

Design

The new version of the note has a depiction of Hampi with Chariot on the reverse, depicting the country's cultural heritage. The base colour of the note is Light Green. The note has other designs, geometric patterns aligning with the overall colour scheme, both at the obverse and reverse. The dimensions of the banknote are measured at 135 mm × 66 mm.

History

Lion capital series

The ₹50 banknote in the Lion capital series was the highest denomination.

Design

The obverse design included the Lion Capital. The reverse design included an image of the Old Parliament House.

Mahatma Gandhi Series

Design

As of 2012, the new ₹ sign has been incorporated in revised versions of the ₹50 note. 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, then to 30 June 2016.

Security features

The security features of the ₹50 banknote includes:

• 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 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 appears on the bank note.

Languages

Like the other Indian rupee banknotes, the ₹50 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.

References

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. "Yes, RBI will shortly issue new Rs 50 currency note". Indian Express.
3. Republic India Issues Archived 18 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine Reserve Bank of India.
4. "Reserve Bank of India - Press Releases".
5. "Yes, RBI will shortly issue new Rs 50 currency note". Indian Express.
6. "RBI Introduces 50 banknote in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series". Reserve Bank of India. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
7. "RBI announces new Rs 50 currency note, here's how it looks like". Economic Times.
8. "Issue of ₹20/- and ₹50/- denomination Bank notes without inset letter and with ₹ symbol". RBI. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
9. "Withdrawal of Currencies Issued Prior to 2005". Press Information Bureau. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
10. RBI - ₹50 security features

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