Indian 20-rupee note

Twenty rupees

(India)
Value	20
Width	147 mm
Height	63 mm
Security features	Secure thread, latent image, micro-lettering, intaglio print, fluorescent ink, optically variable ink, watermark, and see through register.[1]
Years of printing	August 2001 – present
Obverse
Design	Mahatma Gandhi
Design date	2001
Reverse
Design	Mount Harriet and Port Blair light house as viewed from Megapode Resort, Port Blair
Design date	2001

The Indian 20-rupee banknote (20) is a common denomination of Indian currency. It was first introduced by the Reserve Bank of India in 1972 to contain the cost of production of banknotes in circulation.^[2] With the introduction of this banknote, the Reserve Bank started a major redesign of the motif of the Lion Capital series banknotes. The most important features being the vibrant colour and the ease of readability.

Present design

The Reserve Bank introduced the 20 note in the Mahatma Gandhi series in August 2001. Making it one of the last denominations of the series to be introduced in the series; other than the 5, which was introduced in November 2001.^[3]

Security feature

The security features of the 20-rupee banknote includes a windowed security thread that reads 'भारत' (Bharat in the Devanagari script) and 'RBI' alternately. It also includes latent image of the value of the banknote on the vertical band next to the right hand side of Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait. The white field contains a watermark of Mahatma Gandhi that is a mirror image of the main portrait. The number panel of the banknote is printed in fluorescent and optically variable ink and the paper contains embedded fluorescent fibers. Since 2005 additional security features like machine-readable security thread, electrotype watermark, and year of print appears on the bank note.

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