Obverse
Vignette: Ashoka Pillar and seated Mahatma Gandhi reading book at the Sabarmati Ashram compound on reverse.
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA in centre, GUARANTEED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT and Promise Text in English and Hindi. Signed by Governor in English and Hindi. 100 in Central Denomination Panel. EK SAU RUPAYE in Hindi below Ashoka Pillar. ONE HUNDRED RUPEES vertically in left margin. Red serial number on top right and lower left. Relief underprint of ‘100 Rs.’ within top serial number panel.
Reverse
BHARATIYA RESERVE BANK in Hindi above vignette of Mahatma Gandhi in centre. Language panel on left. 100 on top left corner. RBI seal in lower centre. ONE / HUNDRED / RUPEES in lower left. EK SAU RUPAYE in Hindi vertically in right margin.
Microlettering
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA in a wave pattern in Central Panel on obverse and and on either side of RBI seal on reverse.
RBI Seal
Type 1 on reverse
Language Panel
Type 5 on reverse
Watermark
Ashoka Pillar on left. Stylised RBI monogram in centre, bold 100 in lower right.
Dimensions
15.7 X 7.3 cm
Note
‘On Demand’ and ‘AT ANY OFFICE OF ISSUE’
omitted from Promise text. ‘For THE RESERVE BANK of INDIA’ omitted from signature panel
Table
Type No. | Signature | Prefix | Remark |
---|---|---|---|
6.7.6.1 | L.K. Jha | AA00 - AA99 | Released on 2nd October 1969 |
6.7.6.2 | B.N. Adarkar | AB00 - AB40... | Released on 24th August 1970 |