RBI Confirms That The New Rs 50 Note Is Coming Soon

The Reserve Bank Of India (RBI will soon launch new Rs 50 notes, according to latest reports.?The new note has a motif 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. Dimension of the banknote will be 66 mm x 135 mm. RBI had said in December last year that it would issue new currency notes of Rs 50 and Rs 20.?

Earlier, there were unconfirmed reports about this.?

Meanwhile, here's how people had reacted earlier today:

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Last year, the government had withdrawn old currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 on the night of November 8; the RBI had then introduced new notes of Rs 500 (stone-grey in colour) and Rs 2000 (purple in colour).?