Languages included on the panel are Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
The languages are displayed in alphabetical order. On the reverse is a language panel which displays the denomination of the note in 15 of the 22 official languages of India. On the obverse, the denomination is written in Hindi and English. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.Įach banknote has its amount written in 17 languages. These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. Issued for the 20 series ₹20, ₹50, ₹100, ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes.īanknotes Mahatma Gandhi Series īlue and green at centre, brown and purple at 2 sides
EURion constellation – A pattern of symbols found on the banknote helps software detect the presence of a banknote in a digital image so that it can prevent its reproduction with devices such as color photocopiers.
See-through registration device – A floral design (later issues now have the corresponding denomination) printed on the front and the back of the note coincides and perfectly overlap each other when viewed against a light source.With the release of its seventh design iteration, Intaglio Mint continues to catalog the moments and confrontations from the Battle of Thermopylae. Optically variable ink: Denominations of ₹500 and ₹1000 are printed with ink that changes color with the angle of placement to light. The Intaglio Mint has issued its Molon Labe Series for several years now, with new obverse designs issued on each release of the collection.Optical fibre: The notes have optical fibres that glow when exposed to ultra-violet light.Fluorescence: The number panels are printed with fluorescent ink.The image of Mahatma Gandhi, Reserve Bank of India seal, clause of guarantee, Ashoka Pillar emblem and signature of the governor of the Reserve Bank of India are all intaglio prints.An intaglio (raised) shape is present on all denominations other than the ₹10 note to help the visually impaired.