Indian 200-rupee note

The Reserve Bank of India described the 200-rupee notes as the missing link in the Renard series. Besides the Indian Rupee, Euro and British Pound sterlings are two of the most notable currencies that are denominated in the 1-2-5 series. Renard series first proposed by French Army engineer Charles Renard. In March 2017, the decision to introduce ₹200 notes was taken by the Reserve Bank of India with the consultation of the Ministry of Finance. The currency is produced by printing units of the government-run Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India or at printing presses in Mysore and Salboni, managed by the Reserve Bank of India-owned Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited, reportedly by Times of India. The Government of India (GOI) had examined the introduction of the ₹200 notes that would help citizens transact easily. In June 2017, a photograph of a ₹200 banknote went viral on social media platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp. RBI announced the specifications of the new 200-rupee note in the Mahatma Gandhi New Series, bearing the signature of Dr. Patel, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India on 25 August 2017.

• Denomination — Two Hundred rupees • Country — India • Value — 200 (approximately. $) • Width Mm — 146 • Height Mm — 66 • Years Of Printing — 25 August 2017– present • Obverse Design — Mahatma Gandhi New Series • Obverse Design Date — 2017 • Reverse Design — Sanchi Stupa • Reverse Design Date — 2017

On 25 August 2017, the Reserve Bank of India introduced a new ₹200 banknote in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series. The new version of the note has a depiction of Sanchi Stupa on the reverse, depicting the country’s cultural heritage. The base colour of the note is Bright Yellow. The dimensions of the banknote are measured at 146 mm x 66 mm.[9] Four angular bleed lines and two circles between angular bleed lines at the right corner H symbol with 200 at right corner above ashoka pillar

The Reserve Bank of India announced that new 200-rupee banknotes would be in circulation from 25 August 2017 on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.

As like the other Indian rupee banknotes, the 200 banknote has its amount written in 17 languages. On the obverse, the denomination is written in English and Hindi. On the reverse is a language panel which displays the denomination of the note in 15 of the 22 official languages of India. The languages are displayed in alphabetical order. Languages included on the panel are Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. • Denominations in central level official languages (at below either ends) • Language — 200 • English — Two hundred rupees • Hindi — दो सौ रुपये • Denominations in 15 state level/other official languages (as seen on the language panel) • Assamese — দুশ টকা • Bengali — দুশ টাকা • Gujarati — બસો રૂપિયા • Kannada — ಎರಡು ನೂರು ರೂಪಾಯಿಗಳು • Kashmiri • Konkani — दोनशें रुपया • Malayalam — ഇരുന്നൂറ് രൂപ • Marathi — दोनशे रुपये • Nepali — दुई सय रुपियाँ • Odia — ଦୁଇ ଶହ ଟଙ୍କା • Punjabi — ਦੋ ਸੌ ਰੁਪਏ • Sanskrit — द्विशतं रूप्यकाणि • Tamil — இருநூறு ரூபாய் • Telugu — రెండు వందల రూపాయలు • Urdu