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Compiled by: Pronob Kumar Sarkar, Manager (Training) State Bank Learning Centre, Purnra e-mail pronob.sarkar@sbi.co.in
CONTENTS
Chapter 1. 2.
Subject Security features of Indian Bank Notes Reporting of currency chest transactions and penal interest for delayed reporting /wrong reporting / non reporting of currency chest transaction Facility for exchange of notes and coins at bank branches Detection and impounding of counterfeit notes
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Watermark The Mahatma Gandhi Series of banknotes contain the Mahatma Gandhi watermark with a light and shade effect and multi-directional lines in the watermark window.
Security Rs.1000 notes introduced in October 2000 contain a readable, windowed security thread alternately visible on the obverse with the inscriptions Bharat (in Hindi), 1000 and RBI, but totally embedded on the reverse. The Rs.500 and Rs.100 notes have a security thread with similar visible features and inscription Bharat (in Hindi), and RBI. When held against the light, the security thread on Rs.1000, Rs.500 and Rs.100 can be seen as one continuous line. The Rs.5, Rs.10, Rs.20 and Rs.50 notes contain a readable, fully embedded windowed security thread with the inscription Bharat (in Hindi), and RBI. The security thread appears to the left of the Mahatma's portrait. Notes issued prior to the introduction of the Mahatma Gandhi Series have a plain, nonreadable fully embedded security thread. Latent Image
Thread
On the obverse side of Rs.1000, Rs.500, Rs.100, Rs.50 and Rs.20 notes, a vertical band on the right side of the Mahatma Gandhis portrait contains a latent image showing the respective denominational value in numeral. The latent image is visible only when the note is held horizontally at eye level. Microlettering This feature appears between the vertical band and Mahatma Gandhi portrait. It contains the word RBI in Rs.5 and Rs.10. The notes of Rs.20 and above also contain the denominational value of the notes in microletters. This feature can be seen better under a magnifying glass.
Intaglio Printing The portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, the Reserve Bank seal, guarantee and promise clause, Ashoka Pillar Emblem on the left, RBI Governor's signature are printed in intaglio i.e. in raised prints, which can be felt by touch, in Rs.20, Rs.50, Rs.100, Rs.500 and Rs.1000 notes. Identification Mark A special feature in intaglio has been introduced on the left of the watermark window on all notes except Rs.10/- note. This feature is in different shapes for various denominations (Rs. 20-Vertical Rectangle, Rs.50-Square, Rs.100-Triangle, Rs.500-Circle, Rs.1000-Diamond) and helps the visually impaired to identify the denomination. Fluorescence Number panels of the notes are printed in fluorescent ink. The notes also have optical fibres. Both can be seen when the notes are exposed to ultra-violet lamp. Optically Variable Ink This is a new security feature incorporated in the Rs.1000 and Rs.500 notes with revised colour scheme introduced in November 2000. The numeral 1000 and 500 on the obverse of Rs.1000 and Rs.500 notes respectively is printed in optically variable ink viz., a colour-shifting ink. The colour of the numeral 1000/500 appears green when the note is held flat but would change to blue when the note is held at an angle. See through Register The small floral design printed both on the front (hollow) and back (filled up) of the note in the middle of the vertical band next to the Watermark has an accurate back to back registration. The design will appear as one floral design when seen against the light. Legal provisions against counterfeiting Printing and circulation of forged notes are offences under Sections 489A to 489E of the Indian Penal Code and are punishable in the courts of law by fine or imprisonment or both Contemporary Currency notes have 15 languages on the panel which appear on the reverse of the note.
Illustration
Designs of Banknotes Issued by the Reserve Bank of India Since 1967 Year Size Watermark Front Back
I. Rs.10 notes 1967 137x63m m Ashoka Pillar Purple colour. Numeral 10 in the centre. Value of the note in 14 languages. The oval seascape with country craft. Value of the note in 14 languages. The oval seascape with country craft. RBIs name in Hindi added. 1968 137x63m m Ashoka Pillar Blue Black colour. Ten Rupees instead of Rupees Ten. Mahatma Portrait. Gandhis
1968
137x63m m
Ashoka Pillar
Blue-black colour. Promise clause, guarantee clause and signature printed in bilingual.
1970
137x63m m
Hindi version of RBI incorporated in place of English and vice versa. Hindi rendering of Guarantee clause, promise clause and Governors signature
Bilingual incorporated
seal
1992
137x63m m
Ashoka Pillar with spinning wheels. Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi with multidirection al lines in the watermark window.
1996
137x63m m
Overall colour scheme in mauve brown, orange and pink. Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi. Embedded security thread containing the words (bharat in hindi) '' RBI readable on both sides when held against light. Machine readable windowed demetalised clear text magnetic security thread with inscriptions 'Bharat' (in Hindi) and RBI which fluoresces in yellow on both sides under UV light. (Generic). Width: 1.4 mm Dual coloured optical fibres. The small floral design printed both on the front (hollow) and back (filled up) of the note in the middle of the vertical band next to the Watermark has an accurate back-to-back registration so that the numeral appears as one when seen against the light.
Intricate guilloche and floral patterns with profiles of an elephant, rhinoceros and tigers faces. Value of note in 15 Indian languages.
2006
137x63m m
The portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, the multidirection al lines, and an electrotype mark showing the denomination al numeral10 appear in this section and these can be viewed better when the banknote is held against light.
Year of printing is incorporated at the printing stage on the reverse of the banknote.
II. Rs.20 notes 1972 147X63m m Ashoka Pillar Saffron colour. Ashoka Pillar emblem on the right and language panel on the left side. Bold lettering in Hindi appears centrally in a horizontal panel, flanked by figures 20 at the corner. Picture
2001
147X63m m
The security thread totally embedded with the letters "Bharat" (in Hindi) and "RBI" The colour is reddish orange. predominantly
The Ashoka Pillar has been replaced by the Mahatma Gandhi's Portrait in dark red while the Ashoka Pillar has been shifted to the left side bottom corner and the size is smaller. The numeral 20, RBI seal, Mahatma Gandhi's Portrait, RBI Legend, Guarantee and Promise clauses, Governor's Signature and Ashoka Pillar inset are in intaglio. The words RBI and the numeral 20 in Micro letters appear alternatively behind the Mahatma Gandhi's Portrait. An identification mark by way of a small vertical rectangle in raised form appears on the left side of the note to facilitate the visually impaired to identify the denomination of the note. The numbers in the number panel
The central theme depicts the Indian coastal line with coconut grooves. The value of the note appears in 15 languages in a vertical panel in the left hand side.
III. Rs.50 notes 1975 147X73m m Mauve colour with hues of blue green and purple. Numeral 50 in dark brown. Language scroll on left and Ashoka Pillar emblem on right. Printing bleeds off on all sides except at corners. Mauve, brown and yellow colours. Parliament House at the centre. Watermark window in pale mauve, surrounded by an ornamental design, which is in perfect register with corresponding design on the obverse. Dry offset-yellowish brown and body in deep purple colour. Parliament House with National flag on top
1981
147X73m m
Intaglio-fast blue, yellow red. Ashoka Pillar and languages in deep violet colours, rest in deep green and brown colours. (satmey jayte in hindi) ' below Ashoka Pillar emblem. Yellow, blue and violet colour. Ashoka Pillar replaced by Mahatma Gandhi Portrait in blue. Security thread totally embedded inside the note the letters (bharat in Hindi) '' and 'RBI. A small black solid square on the left hand side of the watermark
1997
147X73m m
A panoramic view of Indias Parliament House with floral patterns above and filigree patterns on the sides. The value of the note in 15 Indian languages.
1969
157X73m m
Ashoka Pillar
Blue colour and promise clause, Guarantee clause and Governor's signature in bilingual.
Picture of Mahatma Gandhi in a sitting posture with Sevagram Ashram in the background in a circular frame. Intaglio deep blue and brown shade of corn,
1975
157X73m m
Intaglio deep blue with hues of blue, brown, pink and dark
1996
157X73m m
Central theme depicts a panoramic view of the Kanchangunga range with floral patterns above and filigree patterns on the sides. The value of note appears in 15 languages on the left hand side.
Year of printing is incorporated at the printing stage on the reverse of the banknote.
Withdrawn Coins (i) Considering that aluminium coins of 5 paise, 10 paise, 20 paise, aluminum-bronze coins of 10 paise, stainless steel coins of 10 paise, cupronickel coins of 25 paise, 50 paise and rupee one denominations are being withdrawn and remitted to the mints, customers may be requested, and not insisted, to pack each of these denominations separately and also metal-wise with 100 coins in each sachet before they are tendered at the counters. Similar arrangements may also be made for acceptance of current coins of 25 paise, 50 paise and one rupee of stainless steel and two rupees and five rupees coins of cupronickel. In case of large variations of weight, counting machines may be used. (ii) In order to obviate the problem of storage of coins at the branches, aluminum coins of 5 paise, 10 paise, 20 paise, aluminium-bronze coins of 10 paise, stainless steel coins of 10 paise and cupronickel coins of 25 paise, 50 paise and Re.1 may be remitted to Government of India Mints at Mumbai/ Kolkata / Hyderabad with prior intimation to them through the designated branches of the bank concerned (or through link branches of other banks) as per the existing procedure. Stainless steel coins of 25
(ii)
The Government of India has decided to withdraw coins of denomination of 25 paise and below from circulation with effect from June 30, 2011. The Reserve Bank of India has instructed the banks maintaining small coin depots to arrange for exchange of coins of denomination of 25 paise and below for their face value at their branches. The coins will be exchanged at the branches of these banks as also the offices of the Reserve Bank till the close of business on June 29, 2011. Coins of denomination of 25 paise and below will not be accepted for exchange at the bank branches from July 1, 2011 onwards.
Authority to Impound Counterfeit Notes The Counterfeit Notes can be impounded by (i) All branches of Public Sector Banks (ii) All branches of Private Sector Banks and Foreign Banks (iii) All branches of Co-operative Banks & Regional Rural Banks (iv) All Treasuries and Sub-Treasuries (v) All Reserve Bank Issue Offices. Stamping and Impounding of Counterfeit Notes Each banknote, which, on examination of various security features / parameters, is determined as a counterfeit one, shall be branded with a stamp "COUNTERFEIT BANKNOTE". For this purpose, a stamp with a uniform size of 5 cm x 5 cm with the following inscription may be used. COUNTERFEIT BANKNOTE IMPOUNDED __________________________BANK ________________________BRANCH ______________________SIGNATURE DATE:__________________________ Each such impounded note shall be recorded in a separate register, under authentication. Issue of Receipt to the Tenderer When a banknote tendered at the counter of Reserve Bank Issue Office or a bank branch or treasury is found to be counterfeit, an acknowledgement receipt in the format (Annex I) should be issued to the tenderer, after stamping the note as in above paragraph. The receipt, in running serial numbers, should be in duplicate and should be authenticated by the cashier as well as by the tenderer. Notice to this effect should be displayed prominently at the offices / branches for the information of the public. Acknowledgement receipt may be issued even in cases where the tenderer is unwilling to countersign the receipt. Detection of Counterfeit Notes in Cash Tenders A Counterfeit Note detected in the cash received by the bank branch/Treasury, across the counter shall be impounded in the presence of the tenderer, in the manner detailed in Para 2 above. It shall be forwarded to the local police authorities for investigation by filing the FIR (Annex II). A copy of the FIR shall be sent to the Forged Note Vigilance Cell constituted at the Local Head Office of the bank, and in the case of the Treasury, it should be sent to the Issue Office of Reserve Bank concerned. Particulars such as name, address of the tenderer and his / her statement as to how the said note came into his / her possession shall also be forwarded to the police authorities. FIR is required to be filed in respect of each case of detection of counterfeit note irrespective of the number of pieces and bonafides of the tenderer. Acknowledgement of the police authorities concerned has to be obtained in respect of note/s forwarded to them. If the Counterfeit Notes are sent to the police by insured post, acknowledgement of receipt thereof by the police should be invariably obtained and kept on record. A proper follow-up of receipt of acknowledgement from the police authorities is necessary. In case of any difficulty faced by the Offices / Branches due to
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Forged Note Vigilance Cell shall submit on a quarterly basis a status report covering the aforesaid aspects to the Chief General Manager, Department of Currency Management, Reserve Bank of India, Central Office, Amar Building, Fourth Floor, Sir P. M. Road, Fort, Mumbai 400 001, and to the Issue office of the Regional office of Reserve Bank under whose jurisdiction the FNV Cell is functioning, within a fortnight from the conclusion of the quarter under report. With a view to updating the record of the addresses of the Forged Note Vigilance Cells, the bank shall furnish by e-mail, in the prescribed proforma (Annex III), the address etc. particulars to Reserve Bank every year, as on 1st July. Provision of Ultra-Violet Lamp and Other Infrastructure With a view to facilitating the detection of Counterfeit Notes, all bank branches / treasuries should be equipped with ultra-violet lamps / other appropriate equipments. All currency chest branches should be equipped with verification, processing and sorting machines and should be used to their optimum capacity. Such machines should conform to the guidelines on 'Note Authentication and Fitness Sorting Parameters' prescribed by Reserve Bank in May 2010. The banks shall maintain daily record of the notes processed through the Note Sorting machines, including the number of counterfeits detected. The banks may also consider providing other branches with verification, processing and sorting machines of appropriate capacity for segregating soiled and suspected banknotes from bulk receipts as also at least one counting machine (with dual display facility) for public use at the counter.
The note(s) described below received from . . (name and address of the tenderer) is/are counterfeit and has/have therefore been impounded and stamped accordingly.
Denomination
Ref. No.
Date:
The Sr. Inspector of Police, ___________Police Station, _____________________ Dear Sir, Detection of Counterfeit Note/s Request for Investigation We enclose the following counterfeit notes detected in our office on ________. The name and address of the tenderer together with his statement is enclosed. 2. As the printing and/or circulation of forged Indian Currency Notes is an offence under Sections 489A to 489E of the Indian Penal Code, we request you to lodge FIR and conduct the necessary investigation and bring the culprits to book. In case it is decided to file criminal proceedings in the court of law, you may first arrange to send the notes to any of the Note Printing Presses, Forensic Science Laboratories etc. in terms of the provisions of the Section 292(1) and 292(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure) for examination. The expert opinion furnished may be produced in the court as evidence under Section 292 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The forged notes may please be returned to us after the completion of the investigation and/or proceedings in the court of law along with the detailed report of the investigation/decision of the court. Details of Counterfeit Note/s Series A B C Denomination Name & address of the tenderer Our Entry No. Number of pieces Value
Yours faithfully,
Authorized Signatory
Annex III
Format fo Furnishing Address etc. Particulars of Forged Note Vigilance Cell (FNVC) to RBI (TO BE FURNISHED BY E-MAIL ON 1ST JULY EVERY YEAR) REF: MASTER CIRCULAR DATED JULY1, 2008 ISSUED BY RBI NAME OF THE BANK ADDRESS OF FNVC(WITH PIN CODE) NAME AND DESIGNATIO N OF OFFICER-INCHARGE TELEPHONE NO (WITH CODE). FAX NO.(WITH CODE) E-mail Address of the FNVC
We note to intimate immediately the changes, if any, in the particulars furnished above.
NB:: The completed format should be transmitted by e-mail, in MS-Exel on the following addressdcmfnvd@rbi.org.in
Statement showing the details of counterfeit banknotes detected in the branch during the month of _______________ Denomination--Wise Details Denominations Rs10 Rs.20 Rs.50 Total Pieces Total Value Name of the State / UT where the branch is situated
Rs.100
Rs.500
Rs.1000
Details of Cases Filed with Police Pending with Police at the beginning of the month (A) No. of cases No. of pieces Sent to during month report (B) Police the under Returned by the Police Pending with the Police at the end of the month (D)
(C)
NB: Each FIR lodged comprises one case. The total number of forged notes covered by FIR may be indicated in each of the columns above.
Forwarded to: The General Manager/Deputy General Manager, Reserve Bank of India, Issue Department, ____________ The Assistant Director, National Crime Records Bureau, Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, East Block-VII, R.K. Puram, New Delhi 110 066.
TOTAL PIECES
Returned by Police
Pending with police at the end of the month (A) + (B) - (C)
(A) (B) (C) (D) Number of Cases Number of Notes NB: Each FIR lodged comprises one case. The total number of Counterfeit Notes covered by FIRs to be indicated in each of the columns Certified that (i) FIRs have been lodged in respect of all notes indicated in Part -1 above, and (ii) the related data has been reported to the Issue Office of Reserve Bank of India concerned. Name of Head of the FNV Cell _____________ Designation _____________ Date _____________ Forwarded to Department of Currency Management, (FNV Division), Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai in terms of letter DCM (FNVD) No.5996/16.12.01/2007-08 dated February 15, 2008. NB: the Report to be prepared in MS Excel and transmitted by e-mail to dcmfnvd@rbi.org.in