20 Rupees 2019 (Front: Mohendas Karamchand "Mahatma" Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) wearing spectacles (eyeglasses). Kailasa Temple Pillar. Seal of the Reserve Bank of India. National Emblem of India - Lion Capital of Asoka (Ashoka column), sculpted from sandstone, preserved at Sarnath Museum which was originally erected around 250 BCE atop an Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath. The wheel "Ashoka Chakra" on it's base is a centerpiece of National Flag of India. "Satyameva Jayate" National Motto of India* is inscribed under it. Back: Kailasha Temple (Cave 16) at Ellora Caves in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra. Gandhi's spectacles (eyeglasses) as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission) logo with slogan. Language panel. Watermark: Mahatma Gandhi and vertical electrotype "20". Security features: Consecutively running ascending serial numbers on the front of the banknote. Watermarked paper. Coloured filament fibres (hairs) and the security thread fluoresce while being exposed to ultraviolet light. Windowed metallic 1 mm wide security thread that bears repetitive demetalised text "RBI". Predominant colour: Greenish yellow. Signature: Shaktikanta Das (Governor, RBI, 12-Dec-2018). Issuer: Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Date of issue: 26 April 2019. Date of withdrawal: N/a. Total issue: N/a. Material: Cotton paper. Printing method: Offset. Printer: India Security Press in Nashik, a subsidiary unit of Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL)) (Serial Nos: 22A/7869xx) UNC
Plate letter "R"
Dimensions: 129 x 63 mm
Catalogue Number: P-110c (SCWPM: Pick; Krause)
~ Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint) GRADING INFO
Texts: Reserve Bank of India. Guaranteed by the Central Government. I promise to pay the bearer the sum of Twenty Rupees.
Remark: The National Emblem of India is derived from the time of the Emperor Ashoka. The emblem is a replica of the Lion of Sarnath, near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. The national emblem of India was adapted by the Government of India on 26th January 1950. The National emblem (out of the four lions only three lions are visible and the fourth one is hidden from the view) symbolises power, courage and confidence. It rests on a circular abacus. At the centre of the Abacus, there is a Chakra (wheel) which symbolises the Dharma Chakra (Eternal wheel of law). The abacus is girded by four smaller animals, guardians of the four directions: The Lion of the North, The Elephant of the East, The galloping Horse of the South and The Bull of the West, separated by intervening wheels over a bell shaped lotus. The word Satyameva Jayate (truth alone triumphs) have been inscribed in Devanagari script. The National emblem of India is the official seal of the President of India and Central and State Governments. The National emblem is used only for official purposes and commands highest respect and loyalty. It is also a symbol of independent India's identity and sovereignty.
Plate letter "R"
Dimensions: 129 x 63 mm
Catalogue Number: P-110c (SCWPM: Pick; Krause)
~ Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint) GRADING INFO
Texts: Reserve Bank of India. Guaranteed by the Central Government. I promise to pay the bearer the sum of Twenty Rupees.
Remark: The National Emblem of India is derived from the time of the Emperor Ashoka. The emblem is a replica of the Lion of Sarnath, near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. The national emblem of India was adapted by the Government of India on 26th January 1950. The National emblem (out of the four lions only three lions are visible and the fourth one is hidden from the view) symbolises power, courage and confidence. It rests on a circular abacus. At the centre of the Abacus, there is a Chakra (wheel) which symbolises the Dharma Chakra (Eternal wheel of law). The abacus is girded by four smaller animals, guardians of the four directions: The Lion of the North, The Elephant of the East, The galloping Horse of the South and The Bull of the West, separated by intervening wheels over a bell shaped lotus. The word Satyameva Jayate (truth alone triumphs) have been inscribed in Devanagari script. The National emblem of India is the official seal of the President of India and Central and State Governments. The National emblem is used only for official purposes and commands highest respect and loyalty. It is also a symbol of independent India's identity and sovereignty.
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