The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday announced that it will shortly issue Rs. 20 denomination banknotes, in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) series, bearing the signature of the central bank's governor Shaktikanta Das. The new Rs. 20 note is greenish-yellow in colour, the central bank said in a statement. "The new banknote has a motif of Ellora Caves on the reverse, depicting the country's cultural heritage," the RBI added. All the banknotes in the denomination of Rs. 20 issued by the RBI in the earlier series will also continue to be legal tender, it further clarified.

The note has other designs, geometric patterns aligning with the overall colour scheme, both at the obverse and reverse. The dimension of the new ₹20 note will be 63 mm x 129 mm, the statement said.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday announced that it will shortly issue Rs. 20 denomination banknotes, in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) series, bearing the signature of the central bank's governor Shaktikanta Das. The new Rs. 20 note is greenish-yellow in colour, the central bank said in a statement. "The new banknote has a motif of Ellora Caves on the reverse, depicting the country's cultural heritage," the RBI added. All the banknotes in the denomination of Rs. 20 issued by the RBI in the earlier series will also continue to be legal tender, it further clarified.

The note has other designs, geometric patterns aligning with the overall colour scheme, both at the obverse and reverse. The dimension of the new ₹20 note will be 63 mm x 129 mm, the statement said.