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100 Rupees Mahatma Gandhi birth centenary
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 1969-1970 |
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| Currency | Rupee (decimalized, 1957-date) |
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| Obverse description | The Reserve Bank of India seal appears at right, with the denomination ONE HUNDRED RUPEES inscribed at left and the numeral 100 rendered in large format at centre. Standard promise-to-pay and governor's title legends are arranged across the face in both English and Hindi scripts. |
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| Reverse description | A vignette of Mahatma Gandhi seated in a meditative posture occupies the central field, commemorating the centenary of his birth. The Reserve Bank seal is positioned directly below the Gandhi vignette, with denomination inscriptions surrounding the central design. |
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This note was issued specifically to commemorate the centenary of Gandhi's birth — 2 October 1969 — making it one of the rare instances where the Reserve Bank of India produced a commemorative design within the standard circulating series rather than as a standalone collector issue. It circulated normally alongside regular 100 Rupee notes of the period.
Two signature varieties exist: L. K. Jha served as RBI Governor until 1970, when B. N. Adarkar briefly held the position in an acting capacity. Adarkar-signed examples are considerably scarcer, his tenure having lasted only weeks.