The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will shortly issue new Rs 10 notes under the Mahatma Gandhi series.
According to sources, the note will be in chocolate brown colour, and the bank has already printed 1 billion pieces of the new Rs 10 note. With chocolate brown colour as the base, the new note is likely to bear the picture of Konark Sun Temple.
The move to reintroduce lower denomination notes in a new design came after the government’s move to rework the currency mix in order to combat counterfeiting and promote a less-cash economy.
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The design received the go-ahead from the government last week, stated reports. The change in design in the old Rs 10 note was last made in 2005.