Obverse
Vignette: Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi on obverse and vignette of the seashore with palm trees in foreground and light house in background on reverse.
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA, GUARANTEED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT and Promise Text in Hindi and English. Signed by Governor in Hindi and English. 20 and BEES RUPAYE in Hindi in Central Denomination Panel. 20 on top corners. RBI seal in lower right corner and Ashoka Pillar on lower left corner. Serial number on top right and lower left. A floral see through register above Ashoka Pillar. Security thread on right half. Identification feature in Braille in the form of a rectangle added in left centre margin.
Reverse
BHARATIYA RESERVE BANK in Hindi above vignette of seashore with palm trees in foreground and light house in background in centre. 20 in three corners. TWENTY RUPEES in lower right and BEES RUPAYE in Hindi in lower left. Language panel on left.
Microlettering
RBI 20 repeated beside portrait. Microtint of multi directional lines in geometric pattern in three colours visible under magnification within watermark window on obverse.
Security Thread
Security Thread with RBI / BHARAT in Hindi alternatively read from both obverse and reverse
RBI Seal
Logo type 4
Language Panel
Type 6 on reverse
Watermark
Profile portrait of Mahatma Gandhi facing right. R/B/I in three lines in centre, bold 20 in the lower right corner
Dimensions
14.8 x 6.3 cm.
Note
See through register
Obverse ReverseWhen viewed against light
Table
Type No. | Signature | Inset | Prefix |
---|---|---|---|
6.5.4.1 A | Bimal Jalan | A - R | |
6.5.4.1 B | Bimal Jalan | A | A - H |
6.5.4.1 C | Bimal Jalan | R | A - P |
6.5.4.2 A | Y. V. Reddy | R - W | |
6.5.4.2 B | Y. V. Reddy | A | A - C |
6.5.4.2 C | Y. V. Reddy | E | A, B |
6.5.4.2 D | Y. V. Reddy | R | A - D |