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{{Short description|Denomination of the Indian rupee}}{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
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{{Infobox banknote
| denomination =

Two Hundred rupees
| country = India
| value = {{Indian Rupee}}200 (approximately. ${{To USD round|200|IND}})
| unit =
| width_mm = 146
| height_mm = 66
| security_features =
| paper_type =
| years_of_printing = 25 August 2017– present
| obverse = File:India, 200 INR, 2018, obverse.jpg
| obverse_design = [[Mahatma Gandhi New Series]]
| obverse_designer =
| obverse_design_date = 2017
| reverse = India, 200 INR, 2018, reverse.jpg
| reverse_design = [[Sanchi Stupa]]
| reverse_designer =
| reverse_design_date = 2017
}}
The '''Indian 200-rupee note''' (₹200) is a denomination of the [[Indian rupee]].<Ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rs-200-notes-are-here-but-dont-go-to-atms-for-them-1741944?pfrom=home-topstories|title= 200 Notes Are Here But Don't Go To ATMs For Them|website=Ndtv.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Unnikrishnan|first1=Dinesh|title=Rs 200 notes: To kill illegal cash deals, make it the top denomination; scrap 500 and 2,000 bills|url=http://www.firstpost.com/business/rs-200-notes-to-kill-illegal-cash-deals-make-it-the-top-denomination-scrap-500-1000-2000-bills-3858331.html|publisher=Firstpost|date=26 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Gopakumar|first1=Gopika|title=RBI stops printing Rs 2000 notes, focus now on new Rs 200 notes|url=http://www.livemint.com/Industry/cygPqPW4X5ik9Jzbly3HDK/RBI-stops-printing-Rs-2000-notes-focus-turns-to-new-Rs-200.html|publisher=[[Livemint]]|date=26 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=RBI dreads recalibration: Rs 200 notes may only be available at banks, not ATMs|url=http://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/rbi-dreads-recalibration-rs-200-notes-may-only-be-available-at-banks-not-atms/story/249563.html|newspaper=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]]|date=7 April 2017}}</ref> After the [[2016 Indian banknote demonetisation]], the new currency notes were announced by the [[Reserve Bank of India]]: ₹2,000, ₹500, ₹200, ₹100, ₹50, ₹20 and ₹10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/why-the-rbi-is-giving-you-the-new-rs-200-note/articleshow/60208422.cms|title=Why the RBI is giving you the new Rs 200 note|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/re-1-note-back-in-business/articleshow/58942898.cms|title=Re-1 note back in business|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

In order to determine currency denominations, the Reserve Bank of India follows a variation of the [[Renard series]], called the 1-2-5 series, in which a ‘decade’ or a 1:10 ratio is covered in 3 steps, such as 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1,000, etc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/rbi-all-set-to-release-rs-200-currency-note-today/articleshow/60264077.cms|title=RBI all set to release Rs 200 currency note today|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The Reserve Bank of India described the 200-rupee notes as the missing link in the [[Renard series]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=₹200 banknotes in circulation from today |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/200-banknotes-in-circulation-from-today/article64276567.ece |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=www.thehindubusinessline.com |date=24 August 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/rbi-all-set-to-release-rs-200-currency-note-today/articleshow/60264077.cms|title=RBI all set to release Rs 200 currency note today}}</ref> Besides the Indian Rupee, [[Euro]] and British [[Pound sterling|Pound sterlings]] are two of the most notable currencies that are denominated in the 1-2-5 series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/behind-the-new-rs-200-note-lies-a-story-of-how-currency-denominations-are-determined-2371255.html|title=Behind the new Rs 200 note lies a story of how currency denominations are determined|website=Moneycontrol.com}}</ref> Renard series first proposed by French Army engineer Charles Renard. In March 2017, the decision to introduce ₹200 notes was taken by the [[Reserve Bank of India]] with the consultation of the [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jain|first1=Paridhi|title=New Rs 200 notes to be released soon by Reserve Bank of India|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rbi-unveil-rs-200-notes-1022319-2017-07-04|newspaper=[[India Today]]|date=4 July 2017}}</ref> The currency is produced by printing units of the government-run [[Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India]] or at printing presses in [[Mysore]] and [[Salboni]], managed by the [[Reserve Bank of India]]-owned [[Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited]], reportedly by [[Times of India]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Das|first1=Saikat|last2=Ray|first2=Atmadip|title=Printing of Rs 200 currency notes begins|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/printing-of-rs-200-currency-notes-begins/articleshow/59358274.cms|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|date=29 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=RBI has started process of printing Rs 200 notes to make daily transactions easier: report|url=http://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/rbi-has-started-process-of-printing-rs-200-notes-to-make-daily-transactions-easier/story/255378.html|newspaper=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]]|date=29 June 2017}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] (GOI) had examined the introduction of the ₹200 notes that would help citizens transact easily.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/rbi-to-issue-first-ever-200-rupee-note/cid/1502529|title=RBI to issue first-ever 200-rupee note|website=Telegraphindia.com|access-date=22 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/photos/business-gallery/821450/rs-50-rs-200-rs-500-and-rs-2000-notes-images-here-are-the-new-currency-notes-released-by-rbi/|title=Rs 50, Rs 200, Rs 500 and Rs 2000 notes images: Here are the new currency notes released by RBI|date=23 August 2017|website=Financialexpress.com|access-date=22 December 2018}}</ref>
In June 2017, a photograph of a ₹200 banknote went viral on social media platforms like [[Facebook]] and [[WhatsApp]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Image of Rs 200 currency note goes viral on social media; debate rages over fake or real status|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/image-of-rs-200-currency-note-goes-viral-on-social-media-debate-rages-over-fake-or-real-status/617741/|newspaper=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]]|date=6 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Is this new Rs 200 note going viral on social media real, or fake?|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/business/economy/060417/is-this-new-rs-200-note-going-viral-on-social-is-real-or-fake.html|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=6 April 2017}}</ref> RBI announced the specifications of the new 200-rupee note in the [[Mahatma Gandhi New Series]], bearing the signature of [[Urjit Patel|Dr. Urjit R. Patel]], Governor of the Reserve Bank of India on 25 August 2017.<ref name=inr200>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/rbi-to-issue-rs-200-note-tomorrow-here-is-how-it-looks/articleshow/60205741.cms|title=RBI to issue Rs 200 note tomorrow. Here is how it looks|date=24 August 2017|access-date=22 December 2018|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=41460|title=RBI Introduces ₹ 200 denomination banknote|website=Reserve Bank of India|access-date=25 August 2017}}</ref>

==Design==
On 25 August 2017, the Reserve Bank of India introduced a new ₹200 banknote in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series.<ref name=inr200/> The new version of the note has a depiction of [[:File:Sanchi_Stupa_from_Eastern_gate,_Madhya_Pradesh.jpg|Sanchi Stupa]] on the reverse, depicting the country’s cultural heritage. The base colour of the note is [[Shades_of_yellow#Bright_yellow_(Crayola)|Bright Yellow]]. The dimensions of the banknote are measured at 146 mm x 66 mm.[9]
Four angular bleed lines and two circles between angular bleed lines at the right corner
H symbol with 200 at right corner above ashoka pillar

==Circulation==
The [[Reserve Bank of India]] announced that new 200-rupee banknotes would be in circulation from 25 August 2017 on the occasion of [[Ganesh Chaturthi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/629665/rs-200-notes-introduced-friday.html|title=Ganesh 2000|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/rbi-to-issue-rs-200-note-on-friday/articleshow/60205670.cms|title=RBI to issue Rs 200 note on Friday|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==Languages==
As like the other [[Indian rupee]] banknotes, the {{INR}}200 banknote has its amount written in 17 languages. On the obverse, the denomination is written in [[English language|English]] and [[Hindi]]. On the reverse is a language panel which displays the denomination of the note in 15 of the 22 [[List of official languages of India|official languages of India]]. The languages are displayed in alphabetical order. Languages included on the panel are [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Kannada]], [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Konkani language|Konkani]], [[Malayalam]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Odia language|Odia]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Sanskrit]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Urdu]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+
! colspan="2" |Denominations in [[Languages with official status in India|central level official languages]] (at below either ends)
|-
!Language
! {{INR}}200
|-
|[[English language|English]] || Two hundred rupees
|-
|[[Hindi]] || दो सौ रुपये
|-
! colspan="12" |Denominations in 15 [[Languages with official status in India#Schedule|state level/other official languages]] (as seen on the language panel)
|-
| [[Assamese language|Assamese]] || {{lang|as|দুশ টকা}}
|-
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]] || {{lang|bn|দুশ টাকা}}
|-
| [[Gujarati script|Gujarati]] || {{lang|gu|બસો રૂપિયા}}
|-
| [[Kannada]] || {{lang|kn|ಎರಡು ನೂರು ರೂಪಾಯಿಗಳು}}
|-
| [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]] || {{nq|{{lang|ks|زٕ ہَتھ رۄپیہِ}}}}
|-
| [[Konkani language|Konkani]] || {{lang|kok|दोनशें रुपया}}
|-
| [[Malayalam]] || {{lang|ml|ഇരുന്നൂറ് രൂപ}}
|-
| [[Marathi language|Marathi]] || {{lang|mr|दोनशे रुपये}}
|-
| [[Nepali language|Nepali]] || {{lang|ne|दुई सय रुपियाँ}}
|-
| [[Odia language|Odia]] || {{lang|or|ଦୁଇ ଶହ ଟଙ୍କା}}
|-
| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] || {{lang|pa|ਦੋ ਸੌ ਰੁਪਏ}}
|-
| [[Sanskrit]] || {{lang|sa|द्विशतं रूप्यकाणि}}
|-
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{lang|ta|இருநூறு ரூபாய்}}
|-
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || {{lang|te|రెండు వందల రూపాయలు}}
|-
| [[Urdu language|Urdu]] || {{nq|{{lang|ur|دو سو روپیے}}}}
|}

== See also ==
{{Portal|India|Money|Numismatics}}
* [[Indian 2000-rupee note]]
* [[Indian 500-rupee note]]
* [[2016 Indian banknote demonetisation]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Indian currency}}

[[Category:Banknotes of India]]
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[[Category:Two-hundred-base-unit banknotes]]
[[Category:Modi administration initiatives]]
[[Category:Currencies introduced in 2017]]

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Daljeetbhutal at 13:33, 6 March 2026