RBI issues yellow coloured new currency notes of Rs 200

New Delhi, Aug 25: The Reserve Bank of India today issued Rs 200 denomination bank notes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series, bearing signature of Dr Urjit R Patel, Governor, Reserve Bank of India. This is the fourth new note to be issued by the RBI since November, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 old currency notes to check tax evaders. The RBI had recently introduced Rs 50 note with a new look and additional security features. The new denomination has Motif of Sanchi Stupa on the reverse, depicting the country's cultural heritage. The base colour of the note is Bright Yellow, an RBI statement said. The note has other designs, geometric patterns aligning with the overall colour scheme, both at the obverse and reverse. The bank note will be of 6.6 cm × 14.6 cm dimension. Besides the general security features, the notes also have raised printing of some text for the visually impaired. The bright yellow coloured Rs 200 notes will hit the market just a day after the finance minister gave go-ahead to the Reserve Bank of India or RBI to issue the new currency bill. The central bank, while announcing the move on Thursday had said the Rs 200 notes will act as a "missing link" and make it easier for people to transact in lower denomination currency, thereby bringing greater efficiency into the system. It has been launched just a day after the finance minister gave go-ahead to the Reserve Bank of India to issue the new currency bill. Now India has currency denominations of Rs 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 2,000. Among prominent features, the Rs 200 bank note carries portrait of Mahatma Gandhi at the Centre and the denominational numeral "200" with rupee symbol in colour changing ink - green to blue - on the bottom right on the obverse (front) side of the note. For visually impaired, the front side of the note have intaglio or raised printing of Mahatma Gandhi portrait, Ashoka Pillar emblem, raised identification mark 'H' with micro-text Rs. 200, four angular bleed lines with two circles in between the lines both on the right and left sides. The reverse side of the note carries Swachh Bharat logo with slogan and the Sanchi Stupa motif. UNI