1996 India 100 Rupees Bill, Inset A

Someone left this behind in a tip jar but the cashiers did not want it so I got it. It is the 1996 series 100 Rupees bill. The Inset A is the place it was printed, although not fully known it is suspected to be from the Mysore (Karnataka) printing press.

This was one of the first in the Mahatma Gandhi series. The obverse has the serial numbers in this case 0FA 744668, which is almost always 1 number, 2 letters, a a space, then 6 numbers. Unless it is a star note then the space gets replaced by a star. There are the typical security features like micro-printing, a Mahatma Gandhi watermark as well as an angled latent image in that white space.

The inset A is under the top serial numbers. If blank then it would be an earlier issue maybe June 1996 when these notes were first introduced. These are undated but can be identified as an early note by the Governor C Rangarajan at the bottom center. Since 2005 they have added the series date.

On the left hand side is a black triangle that is made with intaglio printing so it is raised slightly. This is to aid the visually impaired and each Indian note has a different geometric shape to identify the denomination.

The reverse has the Himalayas and more design elements.  The colors are muted but I am not sure if it is because it is old or it was made that way. Because of India's population billions of these were made so they may never become rare or scarce.

Here's the stats for this bill...
Type/Country: 100 Rupees / India
Year: 1996
Printings: Unknown
Printed: Unknown
Run: Unknown 
Value:  $1.67 in Fine

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