Indian 50-rupee note

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On 10 November 2016, the Reserve Bank of India announced, a new redesigned {{INR}}50 banknote was to be available as a part of the Mahatma Gandhi New Series.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=41412|title=Reserve Bank of India - Press Releases}} On 18 August 2017, the Reserve Bank of India introduced a new {{INR}}50 banknote in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series. However, {{INR}}50 banknotes of the previous series will continue to be legal tender.{{cite news|title=Yes, RBI will shortly issue new Rs 50 currency note|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/business/banking-and-finance/reserve-bank-of-india-new-rs-50-currency-note-mahatma-gandhi-series-urjit-patel-4802853/|agency=Indian Express}}

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 Light Green. The note has other designs, geometric patterns aligning with the overall colour scheme, both at the obverse and reverse.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=41412|title=RBI Introduces 50 banknote in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series|date=18 August 2017|website=Reserve Bank of India|access-date=18 August 2017}} The dimensions of the banknote are measured at 135 mm × 66 mm.{{cite news|title=RBI announces new Rs 50 currency note, here's how it looks like.|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/rbi-to-issue-new-rs-50-currency-note/articleshow/60121122.cms|agency=Economic Times}}

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The {{INR}}50 banknote in the Lion capital series was the highest denomination.

The obverse design included the Lion Capital. The reverse design included an image of the Old Parliament House.

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As of 2012, the new {{INR}} sign has been incorporated in revised versions of the {{INR}}50 note.{{cite web|title=Issue of ₹20/- and ₹50/- denomination Bank notes without inset letter and with ₹ symbol|url=https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_ViewCurrencyPressRelease.aspx?Id=26294|publisher=RBI|access-date=12 April 2012}} 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.{{cite web | url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=107510 | title=Withdrawal of Currencies Issued Prior to 2005 | publisher=Press Information Bureau | date=25 July 2014 | access-date=25 July 2014}}

The security features of the {{INR}}50 banknote includes:[https://paisaboltahai.rbi.org.in/50.aspx RBI - {{INR}}50 security features]

• 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.

Like the other Indian rupee banknotes, the {{INR}}50 banknote has its amount written in 17 languages. On the obverse, the denomination is written in English and Hindi. On the reverse is a language panel which displays the denomination of the note in 15 of the 22 official languages of India. The languages are displayed in alphabetical order. Languages included on the panel are Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.

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