magenta was the base colour of 2000 rupees note released by reserve bank of india in 2016.
magenta was the base colour of 2000 rupees note released by reserve bank of india in 2016.
what is the base colour of 2000 rupees note released by reserve bank of india in 2016?
magenta
on 8 november 2016, the reserve bank of india (rbi) announced the issuance of new 500 and 2,000 banknotes in new series. the new 2,000 banknote has a magenta base colour, with a portrait of mahatma gandhi as well as the ashoka pillar emblem on the front. the denomination also has a motif of the mars orbiter mission (mom) on the back, depicting the country's first venture into interplanetary space. the new 500 banknote has a stone grey base colour with an image of the red fort along with the indian flag printed on the back. both the banknotes also have the swachh bharat abhiyan logo printed on the back. the banknote denominations of 200, 100 and 50 have also been introduced in the new mahatma gandhi new series intended to replace all banknotes of the previous mahatma gandhi series. on 13 june 2017, rbi introduced new 50 notes, but the old ones continue being legal tender. the design is similar to the current notes in the mahatma gandhi (new) series, except they will come with an inset 'a'.
indian rupee
significant events of national importance have been occasions for the issue of commemorative notes in sri lanka. the central bank of sri lanka has issued two commemorative notes. in 1998 a 200 rupees note was issued on independence day to commemorate the 50th independence anniversary of the country. the note was issued along with three commemorative coins; a five thousand rupees gold coin, a one thousand rupees silver coin, and a ten rupees bi-metallic coin. the 200 rupees commemorative note was the first time a sri lankan note had been issued in polymer plastic produced by note printing australia. the artwork was done by ananda somathilake and gamini mendis. only a limited number of notes were issued. the note is being removed from circulation, and is rarely seen. currently about 3% of the ~20.5 million notes issued are in circulation or with collectors.
sri lankan commemorative notes