<P> The first 100 - rupee notes featured the portrait of George VI . After independence in 1947, Reserve Bank of India continued to issue the notes by replacing the portrait of George VI with the Emblem of India, as a part of the Lion Capital Series of banknotes . </P> <P> On 10 November 2016, the Reserve Bank of India announced a new redesigned ₹ 100 banknote to be available as a part of the Mahatma Gandhi New Series, in the coming months . On 19 July 2018, the Reserve Bank of India unveiled the revised design of ₹ 100 banknote . The new note colored its base as a lavender with motif of "Rani ki Vav" (Queen's stepwell) on the reverse side . Located in Gujarat's Patan, "Rani ki Vav" is a UNESCO World Heritage Site . </P> <P> The ₹ 100 banknote of the Mahatma Gandhi Series is 157 × 73 mm Blue - green coloured, with the obverse side featuring a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi with a signature of the governor of Reserve Bank of India . It has the Braille feature to assist the visually challenged in identifying the currency . The reverse side features a view from Goecha La . </P> <P> As of 2012, the new ₹ sign has been incorporated into banknote of ₹ 100 . 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 . Now further dead line was extended to 30 June 2016 . </P>

Who’s signature is found on the 100 currency note