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{{Short description|Denomination of the Indian rupee}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox banknote
| country = India
| denomination = Fifty rupees
| value = {{Indian Rupee}}50 (approx. ${{To USD|50|IND}})
| unit =
| width_mm = 135
| height_mm = 66
| security_features = Security thread, latent image, micro-lettering, intaglio print, fluorescent ink, watermark, and see through registration device.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/FAQView.aspx?Id=39#32 |title=Are there any special features in the banknotes of Mahatma Gandhi series- 1996? |work=Your Guide to Money Matters |publisher=Reserve Bank of India |access-date=11 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112123135/http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/FAQView.aspx?Id=39 |archive-date=12 January 2012 }}</ref>
| paper_type =
| years_of_printing = August 2017 - present
| obverse = India new 50 INR, MG series, 2018, obverse.jpg
| obverse_design = [[Mahatma Gandhi]]
| obverse_designer = [[Reserve Bank of India]]
| obverse_design_date = 2017
| reverse = India_new_50_INR,_MG_series,_2018,_reverse.jpg
| reverse_design = [[Hampi]] with [[:File:Hampi8.JPG|Chariot]]
| reverse_designer = [[Reserve Bank of India]]
| reverse_design_date = 2017
}}
The '''Indian 50-rupee banknote''' ({{Indian Rupee}}50) is a denomination of the [[Indian rupee]]. The present {{INR}}50 banknote in circulation is a part of the [[Mahatma Gandhi New Series]] of banknotes. However, {{INR}}50 banknotes of the previous series ([[Mahatma Gandhi Series]] and [[Lion Capital Series]]) will continue to be legal tender.<ref>{{cite news|title=Yes, RBI will shortly issue new Rs 50 currency note|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/business/banking-and-finance/reserve-bank-of-india-new-rs-50-currency-note-mahatma-gandhi-series-urjit-patel-4802853/|agency=Indian Express}}</ref>

The {{INR}}50 banknote denomination was first introduced by the [[Reserve Bank of India]] (RBI) in 1975 as a part of the [[Lion Capital Series]], which had the [[Ashoka pillar]] on the banknote. It was replaced by a watermark of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] in the Mahatma Gandhi Series, in 1996.<ref>[http://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/p-rep.html Republic India Issues] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118054306/http://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/p-rep.html |date=18 January 2012 }} Reserve Bank of India.</ref>

== Mahatma Gandhi Ji New Series ==
{{Further|Mahatma Gandhi New Series}}
On 10 November 2016, the Reserve Bank of India announced, a new redesigned {{INR}}50 banknote was to be available as a part of the [[Mahatma Gandhi New Series]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=41412|title=Reserve Bank of India - Press Releases}}</ref> On 18 August 2017, the Reserve Bank of India introduced a new {{INR}}50 banknote in the [[Mahatma Gandhi New Series|Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series]]. However, {{INR}}50 banknotes of the previous series will continue to be legal tender.<ref>{{cite news|title=Yes, RBI will shortly issue new Rs 50 currency note|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/business/banking-and-finance/reserve-bank-of-india-new-rs-50-currency-note-mahatma-gandhi-series-urjit-patel-4802853/|agency=Indian Express}}</ref>

=== Design ===
The new version of the note has a depiction of [[Hampi]] with Chariot on the reverse, depicting the country's cultural heritage. The base colour of the note is [[Fluorescent Blue ( As per RBI's official website )]]. The note has other designs, geometric patterns aligning with the overall colour scheme, both at the obverse and reverse.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=41412|title=RBI Introduces 50 banknote in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series|date=18 August 2017|website=Reserve Bank of India|access-date=18 August 2017}}</ref> The dimensions of the banknote are measured at 135 mm × 66 mm.<ref>{{cite news|title=RBI announces new Rs 50 currency note, here's how it looks like.|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/rbi-to-issue-new-rs-50-currency-note/articleshow/60121122.cms|agency=Economic Times}}</ref>

== History ==
=== Lion capital series ===
{{Further|Lion Capital Series}}
{{multiple image
| perrow = 1
| image1 = India 50-rupee, 1981, obverse.png
| image2 = India 50-rupee, 1981, reverse.png
| footer = India 50-rupee, 1981
}}
The {{INR}}50 banknote in the Lion capital series was the highest denomination.

==== Design ====
The obverse design included the [[Lion Capital of Ashoka|Lion Capital]]. The reverse design included an image of the [[Old Parliament House, New Delhi|Old Parliament House]].

=== Mahatma Gandhi Series ===
{{Further|Mahatma Gandhi Series}}
{{multiple image
| perrow = 1
| image1 = India 50 INR, MG series, 2011, obverse.jpg
| caption1 = India 50 INR, MG series, 2011, obverse
| image2 = India 50 INR, MG series, 2011, reverse.jpg
| caption2 = India 50 INR, MG series, 2011, reverse
}}

==== Design ====
As of 2012, the new [[Indian rupee sign|{{INR}} sign]] has been incorporated in revised versions of the {{INR}}50 note.<ref>{{cite web|title=Issue of ₹20/- and ₹50/- denomination Bank notes without inset letter and with ₹ symbol|url=https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_ViewCurrencyPressRelease.aspx?Id=26294|publisher=RBI|access-date=12 April 2012}}</ref> In January 2014 RBI announced that it would be withdrawing from circulation all banknotes printed prior to 2005 by 31 March 2014. The deadline was later extended to 1 January 2015, then to 30 June 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=107510 | title=Withdrawal of Currencies Issued Prior to 2005 | publisher=Press Information Bureau | date=25 July 2014 | access-date=25 July 2014}}</ref>

==== Security features ====

The security features of the {{INR}}50 banknote includes:<ref>[https://paisaboltahai.rbi.org.in/50.aspx RBI - {{INR}}50 security features]</ref>

*A windowed [[security thread]] that reads 'भारत' (''Bharat in the [[Devanagari]] script'') and 'RBI' alternately.
*[[Latent image]] of the value of the banknote on the vertical band next to the right hand side of Mahatma Gandhi's portrait.
*[[Watermark]] of Gandhi that is a mirror image of the main portrait.
*The number panel of the banknote is printed in embedded [[fluorescent]] fibers and optically variable ink.
*Since 2005 additional security features like machine-readable security thread, electrotype watermark, and year of print appears on the bank note.

== Languages ==

Like the other Indian rupee banknotes, the {{INR}}50 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}}50
|-
|[[English language|English]] || Fifty rupees
|-
|[[Hindi]] || {{lang|hi|पचास 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|পঞ্চাশ টকা}}
|-
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]] || {{lang|bn|পঞ্চাশ টাকা}}
|-
| [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] || {{lang|gu|પચાસ રૂપિયા}}
|-
| [[Kannada]] || {{lang|kn|ಐವತ್ತು ರುಪಾಯಿಗಳು}}
|-
| [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]] || {{lang|ks|پَنٛژاہ رۄپیہِ}}
|-
| [[Konkani language|Konkani]] || {{lang|kok|पन्नास रुपया}}
|-
| [[Malayalam]] || {{lang|ml|അൻപതു രൂപ}}
|-
| [[Marathi language|Marathi]] || {{lang|mr|पन्नास रुपये}}
|-
| [[Nepali language|Nepali]] || {{lang|ne|पचास रुपियाँ}}
|-
| [[Odia language|Odia]] || {{lang|or|ପଚାଶ ଟଙ୍କା}}
|-
| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] || {{lang|pa|ਪੰਜਾਹ ਰੁਪਏ}}
|-
| [[Sanskrit]] || {{lang|sa|पञ्चाशत् रूप्यकाणि}}
|-
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{lang|ta|ஐம்பது ரூபாய்}}
|-
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || {{lang|te|యాభై రూపాయలు}}
|-
| [[Urdu language|Urdu]] || {{lang|ur|پچاس روپیے}}
|}

== References ==
{{Portal|India|Money|Numismatics}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Indian currency}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Banknotes of India]]
[[Category:Rupee]]
[[Category:Fifty-base-unit banknotes]]

Indian 50-rupee note - Revision history

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