Confirmed: RBI to introduce ‘Bright Yellow’ Rs 200 note on Friday

NEW DELHI: The new Rs 200 currency note will be introduced in the market from Friday, Reserve Bank of India said on Thursday.

The new denomination has Motif of Sanchi Stupa on the reverse, with bright yellow being the base colour of the note, RBI said in a statement.

Along with the new Rs 200 note, the government has also confirmed a new Rs 50 note. The earlier Rs 50 notes will continue to remain legal tender.

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“The Reserve Bank of India will issue on August 25, 2017 Rs 200 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series, bearing the signature of Urjit R Patel, Governor, RBI from select RBI offices, and some banks,” it said.

The Finance Ministry on Wednesday officially gave its go-ahead to the Reserve Bank to issue Rs 200 notes that will ease pressure on lower-denomination currency bills.