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RBI To Issue New 20 Rupee Note Soon: 10 Things To Know

New 20 rupee note to have additional features RBI has replaced Rs 10, 50, 100, 500 notes, introduced 200, 2,000 bills 492 crore pieces of existing Rs 20 notes in circulation in March-end

There were 492 crore pieces of the Rs 20 note in circulation as on March 31, 2016, according to RBI data
There were 492 crore pieces of the Rs 20 note in circulation as on March 31, 2016, according to RBI data
  1. The new 20-rupee note will have additional features compared with the existing currency note, Press Trust of India reported.
  2. The central bank has already replaced the Rs 10, Rs 50, Rs 100, and Rs 500 currency notes, and introduced denominations Rs 200 and Rs 2,000. (Also read: Here's what new currency notes look like)
  3. Since the notes ban in 2016, a surprise move by the government which led to withdrawal of 86 per cent of the country's banknotes from circulation overnight, the central bank has launched currency notes under the Mahatma Gandhi (New) series.
  4. The new notes, under the Mahatma Gandhi (New) series, are different in size and design compared to the notes issued previously.
  5. All other currency notes, except for the banned Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 issued under the old series, continue to remain legal tender.
  6. There are 492 crore pieces of the existing Rs 20 note in circulation, as of March 31, 2016, Press Trust of India reported citing RBI data.
  7. The number more than doubled to about 1,000 crore pieces by March 2018, according to the agency.
  8. The Rs 20 notes accounted for 9.8 per cent of the total number of currency notes in circulation at the end of March 2018.
  9. The central bank had in July last year announced launch of 20-rupee bank notes in the Mahatma Gandhi series 2005.
  10. These notes were similar to the design of the notes of same denomination in circulation at the time, and bore the signature of the then central bank governor Urjit Patel. (Also read: RBI board reviews governance framework under new governor Shaktikanta Das)
(With agency inputs)