Banknotes from India 50 Rupee note 1975 Reserve Bank of India
Type: New issue depicting parliament house, delhi without flag on the flag pole on reverse
Obverse: RESERVE BANK OF INDIA, GUARANTEED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT and Promise Text in English and Hindi. Signed by Governor in English and Hindi. 50 in Central Denomination Panel. PACHAAS RUPAYE in Hindi below Ashoka Pillar. 50 in top left corner. Language panel beside watermark window. Serial number in red in top right and lower left. RBI seal in lower left corner. Security thread on left half.
Reverse: BHARATIYA RESERVE BANK in Hindi above vignette of Parliament House in centre. 50 on top left and lower right. PACHAAS RUPAYE in Hindi above and FIFTY RUPEES below watermark window.
Microtint: Microtint of a mesh in three colours visible under magnification within watermark window on obverse and vertical lines in single colour in reverse. Relief underprint of lotus flower in Central Denomination Panel.
Watermark: Ashoka Pillar with 6 wheels in background on left . RBI in three lines in centre, bold 50 on right.
Dimensions: 14.8 x 7.3 cm.
Parliament House (Sansad Bhavan), New Delhi, India
The parliament is one of the most magnificent buildings in New Delhi. It was designed by Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker, who were responsible for planning and construction of New Delhi. The construction of buildings took six years and the opening ceremony was performed on 18 January 1927 by the then Governor-General of India, Lord Irwin. The construction costs for the building were Rs. 8.3 million. The parliament is 570 feet (170 meters) in diameter. It covers an area of nearly six acres. The building has twelve gates among which Gate No. 1 on the Sansad Marg is the main gate.
India Banknotes - Reserve Bank of India
ND (1976-1997) Issue
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