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About the Seal of
Reserve Bank of India
Royal Bengal Tiger: The Royal Bengal tiger or Bengal tiger
(Panthera tigris tigris), is a subspecies of tiger native to India, Bangladesh,
Nepal and Bhutan. Since 25th century BCE it was found on the Pashupati seal of
the Indus Valley Civilization. Later this was the symbol of the Chola Empire
from 300 CE to 1279 CE and is now the official animal of India. The combination
of grace, strength, agility and enormous power has earned the tiger its pride
of place. Though it has been adapted from a sculpture, it is executed using
wood engraving technique which was prevalent in 18th century.
Year
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2013
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Obverse
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National
Emblem of India; Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948); Seal of the Reserve Bank of
India.
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Reverse
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A view of the North
Bay islands, which is a part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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Watermark
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Mahatma Gandhi; 20
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Signature
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Obverse description:
The
emblem of Reserve Bank of India has Royal Bengal tiger standing in front of a
palm tree. The tiger was referred from the statue at the gate of Belvedere,
Kolkata. These are ensconced by ‘भारतीय रिजर्व
बैंक’ on top and ‘RESERVE BANK OF INDIA’ at the
bottom. This has been completed by two concentric circles with thin and thick
lines. Obviously this design is very formal and emphasises the “Government
status of the bank” with Indian motif which resembles a heraldry. Indeed, it
complied with the then requirements of mono colour reproduction and stamping
and embossing functions when used at elite stationery.
Palm Tree: The
head of the palm is visually comparable to glowing sun-star and with symbolic
meanings such as honour, truth, value, vitality, warmth, fertile, expansion,
protection, aspiration, attainment, unification, resurrection and singleness of
purpose. It emanates masculine energy.
भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक and RESERVE
BANK OF INDIA: The
name of the central bank in Devanagari and English is written using rounded
bevel serif typefaces. This typeface closely resembles Cooper Old Style Bold by
Linotype, which was designed in 1919 by Ozwald Bruce Cooper, an American.
Circles: Circles
do not begin or end and therefore they are infinite. They move freely without
restriction, meaning energy and power. This free movement can protect what’s
inside their boundaries and denotes defence, endurance and safety or femininity
and the womb.
Reverse description
Reverse side of 20 Rupees Note
featuring North Bay Islands
 The lighthouse on North Bay Island is the one on our twenty rupee note
The Indian 20 Rupees banknote features a view of the North Bay islands, which is a part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on the reverse side. It clearly shows the North Point lighthouse as well. The pristine water is ideal for activities like scuba diving, sea walking to explore the colourful marine life and coral treasures hidden in the oceans.
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How many languages are there in Indian currency?
Each banknote has its amount written in 17 languages. On the obverse, the denomination is written in English and Hindi.
Each banknote has its amount written in 17 languages. On the obverse, the denomination is written in English and Hindi.
On the reverse is a language panel which displays the denomination of the note in 15 of the 22 official languages of India. The languages are displayed in alphabetical order.
Languages included on the panel are:
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
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Reverse Panel
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Why is Indian currency printed in Hindi even though it's not the national language?
Hindi is though not the national language
of India, but it has special constitutional status (considering the fact that
more than 40% of the population speaks/understands various versions of Hindi). Also apart from English, the Official version of the Constitutional text was
carried out only in Hindi. Therefore, Hindi exercises a special status.
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