Indian 50-rupee note

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.[1]
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 (₹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.^[2]

The ₹50 banknote denomination was first introduced by the

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.^[4] 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.^[5]

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 Fluorescent blue. The note has other designs, geometric patterns aligning with the overall colour scheme, both at the obverse and reverse.^[6] The dimensions of the banknote are measured at 135 mm × 66 mm.^[7]

History

Lion capital series

India 50-rupee, 1981

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

India 50 INR, MG series, 2011, obverse

India 50 INR, MG series, 2011, reverse

Design

As of 2012, the new ₹ sign has been incorporated in revised versions of the ₹50 note.^[8] 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.^[9]

Security features

The security features of the ₹50 banknote includes:^[10]

• 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