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The Indian 500-rupee banknote (₹500) is a denomination of the Indian rupee. In 1987, the ₹500 note was introduced, followed by the ₹1,000 note in 2000 while ₹1 and ₹2 notes were discontinued in 1995. The current ₹500 banknote, in circulation since 10 November 2016, is a part of the Mahatma Gandhi New Series.
A 20 paisa coin was minted in 1968. Neither of these coins gained much popularity. The 1, 2 and 3 paisa coins were phased out gradually in the 1970s. In 1982, a new 2 rupee coin was introduced experimentally to replace 2 rupee notes. The 2 rupee coin was not minted again till 1990, after which it was minted every following year.
Thus while the rupee was a fixed value, its purchasing power fluctuated. The chart above indicates the approximate value of other denominations relative to the rupee but there was no fixed rate of exchange. [106] The dām and rupee coins were also used as weights.
Lion Capital of Ashoka. The Lion Capital Series were a series of currency notes issued after India declared its independence from Great Britain and used until the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) introduced the Mahatma Gandhi Series in 1996 with banknotes in denominations of 10 and 500 rupees, and were designed with the image of the Lion Capital of Ashoka, the National Emblem which replaced the ...
Later on, new notes of old denominations viz. ₹10, ₹20, ₹50 and ₹100 were issued with old notes of the same value still being legal tender. A ₹200 note, also a first for the Indian Rupee, is currently in circulation. 2023 Currency recall. In May 2023, the Reserve Bank of India started withdrawing the ₹2,000 notes from circulation.
Banknotes of denominations of ₹5, ₹10, ₹20, ₹50, ₹100, ₹500 and ₹1000 of the Mahatma Gandhi Series. The Gandhi Series of banknotes are issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as the legal tender of Indian rupee. The series is so called because the obverse of the banknotes prominently display the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi.
Banknotes of the Indian rupee include: Lion Capital Series: Banknotes of the Indian rupee printed between 1962 and 2000. Mahatma Gandhi Series: Banknotes of the Indian rupee printed between 1996 and 2018. Mahatma Gandhi New Series: Banknotes of the Indian rupee printed from 2016 to present.
Emblem of India: Value, new rupee sign, floral motif and year of minting: 2011: 2018 ₹ 5: 25 mm: 6.74 g: Nickel-Brass: Circular: Emblem of India: Value, rupee sign, year of issue, grains depicting the agricultural dominance of the country: 2019 ₹ 10: 27 mm: 7.62 g: Bimetallic: Circular: Emblem of India and year of minting Value with outward ...