25 Apr : The Reserve Bank will shortly issue new currency notes in denominations of Rs 5, Rs 50, Rs 100, Rs 500 and Rs 1,000.Except for the change in the inset letter, the design of these notes to be issued now is similar in all respects to those issued earlier in Mahatma Gandhi Series, the bank said in a statement.
All notes in these denominations issued by the Reserve Bank in the past will also continue to be legal tender.