RBI to issue Rs 10 denomination banknotes with inset letter 'R'

Mumbai, May 19 (UNI) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will shortly issue Rs 10 denomination banknotes with inset 'R' in both numbering panels in Mahatma Gandhi Series with additonal/new security features bearing the signature of RBI Governor Dr Y V Reddy.

An official statement said here today, ''Except for the change in the inset letter, the design of these notes to be issued now is similar in all respects to the banknotes issued earlier in Mahatma Gandhi Series with additional/ new security features issued on April 27 this year. All banknotes in the denomination of Rs 10 issued by the Bank in the past will continue to be legal tender.

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