Indian 5-rupee note

{{Short description|Indian banknote}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}

{{Infobox banknote

| denomination = Five rupee

| country = India

| value = {{INR|5}}

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| width_mm = 117

| height_mm = 63

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| security_features = Watermark

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| years_of_printing = 1996 to 2011

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| obverse = India_five_rupees_note.jpeg

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| reverse = 5 Rupees (Reverse).jpg

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The Indian 5-rupee note ({{INR|5}}) is the second smallest Indian note in circulation. The Reserve Bank of India introduced the 5 rupee banknote as part of the Mahatma Gandhi Series in 1996.{{cite web|title=Bank Notes|url=https://m.rbi.org.in/Scripts/ic_banknotes_5.aspx|publisher=RBI|access-date=6 January 2018}} The printing of notes in the denominations of {{INR|5}}, however, has been discontinued{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} as these denominations have been coinised but still these notes are valid legal tender in India.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-08 |title=RBI FAQs |url=https://www.rbi.org.in/commonperson/English/Scripts/FAQs.aspx?Id=3158#:~:text=What%20is%20legal,November%208%2C%202016}}{{Cite web |date=2021-01-24 |title=Rs 5, 10 and 100 news: Will old notes be valid after March 2021? Here is truth from Modi government |url=https://www.zeebiz.com/personal-finance/news-rs-5-10-and-100-news-will-old-notes-be-valid-after-march-2021-here-is-truth-from-modi-government-146811 |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=Zee Business}}