Specimen notes of new 100 rupee notes to be issued soon by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in New Delhi on Thursday, July 19, 2018. The lavender colour note has the motif of 'Rani Ki Vav', which is a stepwell located in Gujarat. (Image: RBI Handout Photo/ PTI)
New Delhi, July 19 (PTI) The Reserve Bank today said it will soon issue new Rs 100 notes in lavender colour having motif of Rani ki vav a stepwell located on the banks of Saraswati river in Gujarats Patan.
"All Rs 100 banknotes issued earlier will also continue to be legal tender," the central bank said while announcing the issue of the new Rs 100 notes.
The base colour of the note is Lavender.
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 142 mm, making it smaller than the current Rs 100 notes. The size of current Rs 100 notes is 157 mm x 73 mm
"As is normal, when a new design of banknote is introduced, printing and supply of these notes for distribution to public through the banking channel will gradually increase," said the RBI, which issues currency in the country.
The new Rs 100 note follows, new notes in denomination of Rs 10, Rs 50 and Rs 500.
Besides, the central bank introduced a Rs 200 note in addition to currency note in denomination of Rs 2,000 after the demonetisation on November 8, 2016.
