Indian 10-rupee note

TheIndian 10-rupee banknote(₹10) is a common denomination of theIndian rupee.The₹10 note was one of the first notes introduced by theReserve Bank of Indiaas a part of theMahatma Gandhi Seriesin 1996. These notes are presently in circulation along with theMahatma Gandhi New Serieswhich were introduced in January 2018, this is used alongside the10 rupee coin.

Ten rupees

(India)
Value	₹10 (approx. $0.13)
Width	123 mm
Height	63 mm
Security features	Security thread, micro-lettering, watermark, numerals growing from small to big and a see through registration device.
Years of printing	January 2018 – present
Obverse
Design	Mahatma Gandhi
Designer	Reserve Bank of India
Design date	2017
Reverse
Design	Konark Sun Temple
Designer	Reserve Bank of India
Design date	2017

The 10-rupee banknote has been issued and had been in circulation since colonial times, and in continuous production since Reserve Bank of India took over the functions of the controller of currency in India in 1923.

Mahatma Gandhi New Series

On 5 January 2018, the Reserve Bank of India announced, a new redesigned₹10 banknote.

Design

The Reserve Bank of India issued₹10 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series with motif of Sun Temple, Konark on the reverse, depicting the country's cultural heritage. The base colour of the note isChocolate brown.Dimensions of the banknote are 123 mm × 63 mm.

Security features

The security features seen on the new Mahatma Gandhi series 10 rupee note are:

• See through register with denominational numeral 10
• Denominational numeral १० inDevnagari
• Micro letters "RBI","भारत "," INDIA "and" 10 "
• Windowed demetalised security thread with inscriptions "भारत" and "RBI"
• Mahatma Gandhiportrait and electrotype 10Watermark
• Number panel with numerals growing from small to big on the top left side and bottom right side]
• Year of printing of the note on the back

History

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  Indian ten rupee old note

George VI Series

Ten-rupee note issued by the Reserve Bank of India from 1937 to 1943.

Ten-rupee note issued by the Reserve Bank of India from 1937 to 1943.

The 10 rupee banknote of the George VI Series in 1937, had the portrait ofGeorge VIon the obverse and featured two elephants with the banknote denomination written inUrdu,Hindi,Bengali,Burmese,Telugu,Tamil,KannadaandGujaration the reverse.

Lion Capital Series

The 10 rupee banknote of theLion Capital Seriesin 1970, had theAshoka pillarand the banknote denomination written inHindi,Assamese,Bengali,Gujarati,Kannada,Kashmiri,Malayalam,Marathi,Odia,Punjabi,Sanskrit,Tamil,TeluguandUrduon the obverse, and featured twopeacocksand the banknote denomination written in English on the reverse.

Mahatma Gandhi Series

Design

The₹10 banknote of theMahatma Gandhi Seriesis 137 × 63 mm Orange-violet coloured, with the obverse side featuring a portrait ofMahatma Gandhiwith a signature of the governor ofReserve Bank of India.It does not have theBraillefeature that assists the visually challenged in identifying the currency. The reverse side features a motif of aRhinoceros,anelephantand atiger,all together asFauna of India.

As of 2011, the new₹signhas been incorporated into banknote of₹10.In January 2014 RBI announced that it would be withdrawing from circulation all banknotes printed prior to 2005 by 31 March 2014. The deadline was later extended to 1 January 2015, then further to 30 June 2016.

As per an announcement made by theReserve Bank of India(RBI) in March 2017, a new version of the Indian 10 Rupee note will be issued soon, with better security features. The year of printing will be on the reverse note side. The numerals printed inside both note panels will be in ascending size, from left side to right side.

Security features

The security features of the₹10 banknote includes:

• A windowedsecurity threadthat reads 'भारत' (Bharata in theDevanagariscript) and 'RBI' alternately.
• WatermarkofMahatma Gandhithat is a mirror image of the main portrait.
• The number panel of the banknote is printed in embeddedfluorescentfibers and optically variable ink.
• Since 2005 additional security features like machine-readable security thread, electrotype watermark, and year of print appears on the bank note.

Languages

As like the otherIndian rupeebanknotes, the₹10 banknote has its amount written in 17 languages. On the obverse, the denomination is written inEnglishandHindi.On the reverse is a language panel which displays the denomination of the note in 15 of the 22official languages of India.The languages are displayed in alphabetical order. Languages included on the panel areAssamese,Bengali,Gujarati,Kannada,Kashmiri,Konkani,Malayalam,Marathi,Nepali,Odia,Punjabi,Sanskrit,Tamil,TeluguandUrdu.

Denominations incentral level official languages(At below either ends)
Language	₹10
English	Ten rupees
Hindi	दस रुपये
Denominations in 15state level/other official languages(As seen on the language panel)
Assamese	দহ টকা
Bengali	দশ টাকা
Gujarati	દસ રૂપિયા
Kannada	ಹತ್ತು ರೂಪಾಯಿಗಳು
Kashmiri	دٔہ رۄپیہِ
Konkani	धा रुपया
Malayalam	പത്തു രൂപ
Marathi	दहा रुपये
Nepali	दस रुपियाँ
Odia	ଦଶ ଟଙ୍କା
Punjabi	ਦਸ ਰੁਪਏ
Sanskrit	दश रूप्यकाणि
Tamil	பத்து ரூபாய்
Telugu	పది రూపాయలు
Urdu	دس روپیے