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   1000  RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION

Sep 6th 2008 to
present

 

  OBVERSE:-     
      * Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi on the right side                 
      * SIZE - 74 x 117 mm & SERIAL NUMBER - in two places 
      *
DENOMINATION -
1000 in 3 places, in center 1000 in
        fluorescent colour 

      * LEGEND - Value rupees in Hindi in center 

D S sml 1 obv

  REVERSE:-                                                                                         
       * PICTURE - Depicting agriculture, industry, computer
         education
       * LANGUAGE PANEL -15 Indian Languages
 
       * WATER MARK -
Mahatma Gandhi   
       * COLOR - Pink, red, brown, black & yellow 

D S sml 1 rev

NO.

PREFIX

INSET YEAR REMARK
1 AA - AG NIL 2008

 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi

1. D S 2008 Nil sl no

2 AH - CF... NIL 2009

 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi

2. D S sl no
3 AA - BH... L 2009

 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi

3. D S sl no

4 AA - CA... R 2009

 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi

4. D S sl no
5 ...CE - CV... NIL 2010

 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi

5. D S sl no
6 ...CA - DB L 2010

 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi

6. D S sl no
7 ...BK - ... R 2010

 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi

7. D S sl no
8 ... - ... NIL 2011

OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi

ds2011nilslno
9 ... - ... L 2011

OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi

1000ds2011lwithoutruslno
10   R 2011

OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi

1000ds2011rslno
11 . L 2012

OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi

1000ds2012lwithoutruslno
                                                     1,000 Rupees Notes With  Rupee Syombol   Syombol                                                   
12 NIL 2011

OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi

1000ds2011nilwithruslno
13 R 2011

OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi

ds2011rslno
14 NIL 2012

 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi

1000ds2012nilruslno
15 L  2012 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi ds2012lslno
16 R  2012 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi ds2012rslno
17 NIL  2013 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi 1000ds2013nilruslno
18 L  2013 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi ds2013lruslno
19 R  2013 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi 1000ds2013rwithruslno

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   10  RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION

Sep 6th 2008 to
present

 

  OBVERSE:-
       * DENOMINATION - 10 in three places & PORTRAIT - M K Gandhi
       * SIZE - 137 X 63 mm & SERIAL NUMBER - in two places 
       * COLOR - Orange, purple and multicolor
       * LEGEND - Value rupees in Hindi and English    
  

  REVERSE :-
       * PICTURE -
Tiger (with 6 teeth), Elephant, and Rhinoceros
       * LANGUAGE PANEL - 15 Indian Languages                   
       *
WATER MARK - 
M K Gandhi
       * NOTE - Year of printing the note 

NO.

PREFIX

INSET YEAR REMARK
1 A - F NIL 2008  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals
2 09A NIL* 2008  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals
3 A, B R 2008  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals
4 99A R* 2008 SCAN BY BASANTH RATHI ds2008rstarslno
5 F - H,K - N,P - W NIL 2009  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals
6 99F NIL* 2009  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals
7 A - H,K - N,P - W L 2009 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals  
8 00F L* 2009  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals
9 B - H,K - N,P - T R 2009  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals
10 18R R* 2009  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals
11 A - H,K - N,P - T A 2010  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals
12 09A A* 2010  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals
13 A - H,K - N,P- W M 2010  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals
14 00F M* 2010  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals
15 S - W R 2010  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals
16 31s R* 2010  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals
17 A - H,K,L S 2010  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals ds2010sslno
18 49K S* 2010  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals
19 T - W A 2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals ds2011aslno
20  55T A* 2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals ds2011astarslno
21  A - H B 2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals ds2011bslno
22  49A B* 2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals ds2011bstarslno
23  A - H,K - N,P - W N 2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals ds2011nslno
24 00F - 03F ,05F N* 2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals ds2011nstarslno
25 A - C P 2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals 10ds2011pall8slno
26 00F P* 2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals ds2011pstarslno
 27

 K - N,P - W

S 2011    OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals ds2011sslno
28  83M S* 2011    OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals ds2011sstarslno
29  F L 2012 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals  

10ds2012lslno

30  C - H,K - N,P 2012 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals   10ds2012pALL8slno
31 02F - 04F

P *

2012 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals  

10ds2012pstarslno

                                             10 Rupees Notes With          Rupee Syombol   Symbol                                                         
 32
A - H,K,L NIL  2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals 10ds2011nilwithruslno
 33
 09A NIL*  2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals 10ds2011nilstarwithruslno
 34 A - H,K,L R  2011  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals 10ds2011rwithruslno
 35  99H  R*  2011  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals 10ds2011rstarwithruslno
 36 L - N,P - W NIL    2012 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals 10ds2012nilruall8slno
 37 99L  NIL*  2012 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals ds2012nilstarslno
38 A - E... A  2012 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals ds10rs2012aruslno
39 09A  A*   2012 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals ds10rs2012astarruslno
 40 A - H,K - N, P - W L  2012 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals ds2012lslno
41
00F - 02F L*  2012 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals ds2012lstarslno
42  L - N,P - W R 2012 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals 10ds2012Rruall8slno
43  19T R* 2012  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals ds2012rstarslno
44 A - G.. S 2012 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals ds10rs2012sruslno
45 49G S* 2012 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals ds10rs2012sstarruslno
46   A 2013  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals 10ds2013aruslno
47   A * 2013 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals  10ds2013astarwithruslno
48 A - E ... M 2013 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals ds10rs2013mruslno
49 00F M* 2013 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals ds10rs2013mstarruslno
50   S 2013 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals  10ds2013Sruall8slno
51 S * 2013 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi REVERSE - Animals  10ds2013sstarwithruslno

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NOTE :      Many Thanks to K.G. Subramanyam, Hasan, India, 
           for providing information on prifix numbers for Rupees  5,10,20,and 50. 
               I Request viewers of this website to provide information on prifixes for  rupees 100, 500, and 1,000 .
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   20  RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION

Sep 6th 2008 to
present

 

  OBVERSE:-
       * DENOMINATION - 20 in three places & PORTRAIT - M K Gandhi
       * SIZE - 147 X 63 mm & SERIAL NUMBER - in two places 
       * COLOR -
Red, Orange & multicolor & wide security thread with RBI
       * LEGEND - Value rupees in Hindi and English 
 

D S R small1obv

 REVERSE :-
       * PICTURE - Nature bordered with floral design 
       * WATER MARK - Ashoka pillar capital 
       * LEGEND - Value rupees in Hindi and English
      
* LANGUAGE PANEL - 15 Indian Languages   

D S R small1rev

NO.

PREFIX

INSET YEAR REMARK
1 A, B    NIL 2009 OBVERSE - Gandhi, REVERSE - Nature dsr20rs2009nil
  2 09A    NIL* 2009 OBVERSE - Gandhi, REVERSE - Nature dsr20rs2009nilstar
  3 L - M,P,Q E 2009 OBVERSE - Gandhi, REVERSE - Nature dsr20rs2009e
  4   00N E* 2009 OBVERSE - Gandhi, REVERSE - Nature dsr20rs2009estar
  5 B - H,K - N,P - T  R 2009 OBVERSE - Gandhi, REVERSE - Nature dsr20rs2009r
  6 57A    R* 2009 SCAN BY BASANTH RATHI ds2009slno
  7 B - G,K,L    NIL 2010 OBVERSE - Gandhi, REVERSE - Nature dsr20rs2010nil
  8 09C    NIL* 2010 OBVERSE - Gandhi, REVERSE - Nature dsr20rs2010nilstar
  9 R - V    E 2010 OBVERSE - Gandhi, REVERSE - Nature dsr20rs2010e
 10  00N
   E* 2010 OBVERSE - Gandhi, REVERSE - Nature dsr20rs2010estar
 11 A - H,K,L    R 2010 OBVERSE - Gandhi, REVERSE - Nature dsr20rs2010r
 12 17B    R* 2010 OBVERSE - Gandhi, REVERSE - Nature dsr20rs2010rstar
13 G,H ,K,L NIL 2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi,  REVERSE - Nature ds2011nilslno
14 55G, 76K NIL* 2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi,  REVERSE - Nature ds2011nilstarslno
 15 V,W 2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi,  REVERSE - Nature ds20rs2011eslno
 16  00N  E*  2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi,  REVERSE - Nature ds20rs2011estarslno
 17  A - C  F  2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi,  REVERSE - Nature ds20rs2011fslno
18  00N  F*  2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi,  REVERSE - Nature ds20rs2011fstarslno
19 A R 2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi,  REVERSE - Nature ds2011rslno
20 53G R* 2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi,  REVERSE - Nature ds2011rstarslno
21 C F 2012  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi,  REVERSE - Nature
20ds2012fwithoutruslno
                                                           20 Rupees Notes With  Rupee Syombol   Symbol                                                    
22 A - C  NIL  2012 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi,  REVERSE - Nature ds2012nilslno
23 09A  NIL*  2012   OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi,  REVERSE - Nature ds2012nilstarslno
24 A - C E
2012 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi,  REVERSE - Nature ds20rs2012eslno
25  00N E *   2012 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi,  REVERSE - Nature ds20rs2012estarslno
26 A - D R     2012 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi,  REVERSE - Nature ds2012rslno
27 60B  R*   2012 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi,  REVERSE - Nature ds2012rstarslno
28 C - F...  NIL  2013 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi,  REVERSE - Nature ds20rs2013nilslno
29 09D . NIL* 2013 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi,  REVERSE - Nature ds20rs2013nilstarslno
30   E 2013 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi,  REVERSE - Nature 20ds2013eruslno
31   E *   2013  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi,  REVERSE - Nature
20ds2013estarwithruslno
32 E, F, .... R 2013 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi,  REVERSE - Nature 20ds2013rruslno
33  60B  R * 2013
OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi,  REVERSE - Nature  ds20rs2013rstarslno
34   E  2014   D. Subbarao Retired 2013. But
Note Issued 2014
20ds2014eruslno
34   E * 2014   D. Subbarao Retired 2013. But
Note Issued 2014
?

This list was prepared by Dr. Jinadatha

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   100  RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION

Sep 6th 2008 to
present

 

  OBVERSE:-
       * Portrait of M K Gandhi & SERIAL NUMBER - in two places 
 
       * SIZE -147 X 33 mm & Wide security thread with RBI      
       *
DENOMINATION - 100 in three places 
       * LEGEND - Value rupees in Hindi
at center 

1.D S sml obv

  REVERSE :-                                                   
       * PICTURE -
Himalaya Mountains
       * LANGUAGE PANEL -15 Indian Languages 
       * WATER MARK - Mahatma Gandhi  
       * COLOR - Blue, Green & multicolor 

1.D S sml rev

NO.

PREFIX

INSET YEAR REMARK
1 AA - AC NIL 2008  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi 1.D S 2008 Nill sl no
2 AD - EP NIL 2009  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi 2.D S 2009 Nill sl no
3 9AK NIL* 2009  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi 3.D S 2009 Nill Star sl no
4 AA - HM F 2009  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi 4.D S 2009 F  sl no
5 0CM F* 2009

 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi

5.D S 2009 F Star sl no

6 AA - ER R 2009

 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi

6.D S 2009 R sl no

7 0GQ R* 2009

 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi

7.D S 2009 R Star sl no

8 ...EV - PK... NIL 2010

 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi

8.D S 2010 Nill sl no

9 9ET NIL* 2010

 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi

9.D S 2010 Nill Star sl no

10 ...KD - QP... F 2010

 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi

10.D S 2010 F sl no

11 0CM F* 2010

 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi

11.D S 2010 F Star sl no

12 ...GF - QN... R 2010

 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi

12.D S 2010 R sl no

13 4HR R* 2010

 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi

13.D S 2010 R Star sl no

14 ... - PP NIL 2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi ds2011nilslno
15  9AM NIL* 2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi ds2011nilstarslno
16  ... - ... F 2011  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi  100ds2011fwithoutruslno
17 0CM F* 2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi ds2011fstarslno
18 ... - ... L 2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi ds2011lslno
19 0CC - 7CC L* 2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi ds2011lstarslno
20 ... - ... R 2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi ds2011rslno
21 4QN  R*   2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi  ds2011rstarslno
22   . F 2012  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi  ds2012fslno
23 0CM, 1CM F* 2012  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi  ds2012fstarslno
24   G 2012   OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi  100ds2012gslno
25  . L 2012   OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi  ds2012lslno
26 1CC L* 2012 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi ds2012lstarslno
                                                    100 Rupees Notes With   Rupee Syombol   Symbol                                                        
 27
.  NIL 2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi  100ds2011nilwithruslno
28 9AA NIL*   2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi  100ds2011nilstarwithruslno
29 . R 2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi  100ds2011rstarwithrusslno
30  0CA
 R* 2011 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi 100ds2011rstarwithrusslno
31  .  NIL 2012 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi ds2012nilslno
32 9BS  NIL* 2012    OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi ds2012nilstarslno
33  . E 2012 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi  100ds2012eruslno
34  1CM E* 2012  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi  100ds2012estarruslno
35 . L 2012 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi ds100rs2012lruslno
36 1CC L* 2012 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi ds100rs2012lstarslno
37   .  R 2012  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi ds2012rslno
38 9CW  R* 2012  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi ds2012rstarslno
39    NIL 2013  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi  100ds2013nilruslno
40  9TD  NIL* 2013   OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi 100ds2013nilstarruslno
41    A 2013   OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi 100ds2013awithruslno
42   A* 2013   OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi 100ds2013astarwithruSlno
43   E 2013   OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi  100ds2013ewithruslno
44   E* 2013  OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi 100ds2013estarruslno
45  . L 2013 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi ds100rs2013lruslno
46 3CC L* 2013 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi ds100rs2013lstarruslno
47  . R 2013 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi ds100rs2013rruslno
48 1QQ
R* 2013 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi ds100rs2013rstarruslno
49   S 2013 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi  100ds2013swithruobvslno
50   S* 2013 OBVERSE - Mahatma Gandhi  DS100Rs2013 Sstar slno
51     2014  D. Subbarao Retired 2013. But
Note Issued 2014
 
100ds2014eulslno

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   5  RUPEES                                                     DESCRIPTION

Sep 6th 2008 to
present

 

 OBVERSE:-
       * Portrait of M K Gandhi      
       * SIZE - 117 x 63  mm & SERIAL NUMBER - At bottom right 
       * COLOR - Green, Orange, blue & pink       
       * DENOMINATION - 5 in three places   

 REVERSE :-
    * PICTURE -
Tractor tilling the land & security thread present
    *WATER MARK -
Mahatma Gandhi 
    * LEGEND - Value rupees in English and Hindi
  
 * LANGUAGE PANEL -15 Indian Languages  

NO.

PREFIX

INSET YEAR REMARK
1

A - E

E 2009  Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi D S 2009 E SL No
2

A - D

L 2009  Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi D S 2009 L SL No
3 A - D NIL 2010  Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi D S Nill 2010 sl no
4 D, E, F L 2010  Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi D S 2010 L SL No
5 A, B R 2010  Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi ds2010rslno
6

C, D

R

2011

 Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi ds2011rslno
7          
8          

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Note : Rupees 5 Dated 2012 Not Issued 

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