50 Rupees 2012 (Obverse: 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": सत्यमेव जयते : National Motto of India* is inscribed under it. Mohendas Karamchand "Mahatma" Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948). RBI seal (depicting tiger and palm tree). Floral designs. Omron rings (anti photocopying circles). Reverse: The Parliament House of India (Sansad Bhavan). Watermark: Mahatma ("Great Soul") Gandhi; Vertical electrotype '50'. Signature: Dr. Duvvuri Subbarao (22nd Governor गवर्नर of RBI; served from 6th of September 2008 until 4 September 2013). Predominant colours: Lilac and purple. Security thread: Segmented, windowed on the obverse, metallic 1 mm wide security thread that bears repetitive demetalized text "भारत" (Bharat/India in the Devanagari script) and "RBI". Tactile Bar: The small square-shaped intaglio bar near the left edge of the obverse of the banknote helps the visually impaired and the blind humans to feel which denomination they are holding. Design: Collective design by RBI Department of Currency Management, The Planning Division of RBI and the National Institute for Design. Date of issue: 2012. Legal tender: Yes. Redeemable until: Current. Material: Cotton fiber paper. Printing technique: Intaglio printmaking. Printer: Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL)) (Serial Nos: 7BW/7416xx) UNC
Plate letter in underprint: "L"
Dimensions: 148 x 73 mm
Catalogue Number: P-104b (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications); B288a (Banknote Book)
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint) GRADING INFO
Texts: भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक. Reserve Bank of India. केंद्र सरकार द्वारा गारंटीकृत. Guaranteed by the Central Government. मैं धारक को पचास रुपये देने का वादा करता हूँ. I promise to pay the bearer the sum of Fifty Rupees. Assamese: পঞ্চাশ টকা. Bengali: পঞ্চাশ টাকা. Gujarati: પચાસ રૂપિયા. Hindi: पचास रुपये. Kannada: ಐವತ್ತು ರೂಪಾಯಿ. Kashmiri: پچاس روپیہ. Konkani: पन्नास रुपये. Malayalam: അമ്പത് രൂപ. Marathi: पन्नास रुपये. Nepali: पचास रुपैयाँ. Oriya (Odia): ପଚାଶ ଟଙ୍କା. Punjabi (Gurmukhi): ਪੰਜਾਹ ਰੁਪਏ. Sanskrit: पञ्चाशत् रूप्यकाणि. Tamil: ஐம்பது ரூபாய். Telugu: యాభై రూపాయలు. Urdu: پچاس روپیہ.
*Remark: सत्यमेव जयते "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit: "Truth Alone Triumphs") is the national motto of India. It is inscribed in Devanagari script at the base of the national emblem.
Plate letter in underprint: "L"
Dimensions: 148 x 73 mm
Catalogue Number: P-104b (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications); B288a (Banknote Book)
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint) GRADING INFO
Texts: भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक. Reserve Bank of India. केंद्र सरकार द्वारा गारंटीकृत. Guaranteed by the Central Government. मैं धारक को पचास रुपये देने का वादा करता हूँ. I promise to pay the bearer the sum of Fifty Rupees. Assamese: পঞ্চাশ টকা. Bengali: পঞ্চাশ টাকা. Gujarati: પચાસ રૂપિયા. Hindi: पचास रुपये. Kannada: ಐವತ್ತು ರೂಪಾಯಿ. Kashmiri: پچاس روپیہ. Konkani: पन्नास रुपये. Malayalam: അമ്പത് രൂപ. Marathi: पन्नास रुपये. Nepali: पचास रुपैयाँ. Oriya (Odia): ପଚାଶ ଟଙ୍କା. Punjabi (Gurmukhi): ਪੰਜਾਹ ਰੁਪਏ. Sanskrit: पञ्चाशत् रूप्यकाणि. Tamil: ஐம்பது ரூபாய். Telugu: యాభై రూపాయలు. Urdu: پچاس روپیہ.
*Remark: सत्यमेव जयते "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit: "Truth Alone Triumphs") is the national motto of India. It is inscribed in Devanagari script at the base of the national emblem.
