India Rupee banknotes - click on  a picture for a bigger image.

Did you know?? Banknotes in India are often called the 'dirtiest' in the world! I have come across Rupees that have been stapled, taped, even sewn together!

Latest issues:

Front	Back
		1000 Rupees
		500 Rupees
		100 Rupees
		50 Rupees
		20 Rupees
		10 Rupees
		5 Rupees

Older Indian Rupee banknotes still in circulation that I came across.....

Front	Back
		500 Rupees
		100 Rupees
		50 Rupees
		5 Rupees

Even came across this old 10 Rupee note when I was in Amritsar:

Below are some examples of how 'dirty' Indian banknotes can get!

Taken from Reserve Bank of India web site

However, not ALL banknotes look like this, most are in great shape.........

Indian banknotes have 15 languages on the panel
which appear on the reverse of the note.....see the image below:

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