The RBI Seal. The selection of the Bank's common seal to be used as the emblem of the Bank on currency notes, cheques and publications, was an issue that had to be taken up at an early stage of the Bank's formation. The general ideas on the seal were as follows:

The original choice for the seal of RBI was the East India Company Double Mohur, with the sketch of the Lion and Palm Tree. However, it was decided to replace the lion with the tiger, the national animal of India.

Sep 27, 2023 · The original choice for the seal of RBI was the East India Company Double Mohur, with the sketch of the Lion and Palm Tree. However, it was decided to replace the lion with the tiger, the national animal of India.

May 11, 2019 · The RBI is India’s Central Banking Institution which was established on April 1, 1935. The selection of the Bank's common seal to be used as the emblem of the Bank on currency notes, publications and other documents, was to be decided at an early stage of the Bank's formation.

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.

Jan 18, 2025 · On the official seal of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), a blend of several significant entities emerges. The tiger, a symbol of strength and power, stands prominently in the center. Flanking the tiger are the coconut palm tree, representing prosperity and growth, and the lion capital of Ashoka, signifying the nation's heritage and sovereignty.

Dec 13, 2018 · The RBI Act of 1934 established it as the banker for the central government. The official emblem of the apex bank – a palm tree and a tiger – is in many ways a vestige of this colonial past and is derived from the East India Company’s original seal and mohur that showed a lion and a palm tree.

Or take the story of the RBI Seal. The seal was approved by the RBI Board. Even so, Sir James Taylor, the then Deputy Governor of the Bank, was disappointed with it. He ordered preparation of fresh sketches by the Government of India Mint and the Security Printing Press at Nasik.

Microlettering: RBI RS 100 on all four margins in rainbow colours within multicolour tint in obverse. RESERVE BANK OF INDIA in a wave pattern below Central Denomination Panel on obverse and on either side of RBI seal on reverse.

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