MANU/RPRL/0092/2016

Ministry : Reserve Bank of India

Department/Board : RBI

Press Release No. : 2015-2016/2282

Date : 29.03.2016

Notification/ Circulars Referred : Notification No G.S.R. 192(E) dated February 22, 2016 MANU/EAFF/0030/2016

Citing Reference:
Notification No G.S.R. 192(E) dated February 22, 2016 MANU/EAFF/0030/2016  Referred

Issue of Rs. 1 denomination currency notes with Rupee symbol (Rs.) and the inset letter 'L'

The Reserve Bank of India will soon put into circulation currency notes in one rupee denomination. The notes have been printed by the Government of India.

These currency notes are legal tender as provided in The Coinage Act 2011. The existing currency notes in this denomination in circulation will also continue to be legal tender.

Dimensions and composition of One Rupee Currency Note as indicated in the Notification No G.S.R. 192(E) dated February 22, 2016 by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs, published in the Gazette of India-Extraordinary-Part -II-Section 3-Sub-section (i), No. 124 dated February 24, 2016 will be :

Denomination of Note	Shape and Size	Paper Composition
One Rupee Currency Note	Rectangular 9.7 x 6.3 cm	100 per cent (Cotton) Rag Content
		Weight of Paper:- 90 GSM (Grams per Square Meter)