<P> On 18 August 2017, the Reserve Bank of India introduced a new ₹ 50 banknote in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series . However, ₹ 50 banknotes of the previous series will continue to be legal tender . The new version of the note has a depiction of Hampi with Chariot on the reverse, depicting the country's cultural heritage . The base colour of the note is Fluorescent Blue . The note has other designs, geometric patterns aligning with the overall colour scheme, both at the obverse and reverse . The dimensions of the banknote are measured at 135 x 66 mm . </P> <P> The security features of the ₹ 50 banknote includes: </P> <Ul> <Li> A windowed security thread that reads' भारत' (Bharat in the Devanagari script) and' RBI' alternately . </Li> <Li> Latent image of the value of the banknote on the vertical band next to the right hand side of Mahatma Gandhi's portrait . </Li> <Li> Watermark of Gandhi that is a mirror image of the main portrait . </Li> <Li> The number panel of the banknote is printed in embedded fluorescent fibers and optically variable ink . </Li> <Li> Since 2005 additional security features like machine - readable security thread, electrotype watermark, and year of print appears on the bank note . </Li> </Ul> <Li> A windowed security thread that reads' भारत' (Bharat in the Devanagari script) and' RBI' alternately . </Li>

Indian 50 rupee note security features latent image