The Indian 5-rupee note () is the second smallest Indian note in circulation. The Reserve Bank of India introduced the 5 rupee banknote as part of the George V Series, but was mainly printed after independence in the Lion Capital Series. The printing of notes in the denominations of , however, has been discontinued as these denominations have been coinised but still these notes are valid legal tender in India.
Languages
As like the other Indian rupee banknotes, the 5 banknote has its amount written in 17 languages. On the obverse, the denomination is written in English and Hindi. On the reverse is a language panel which displays the denomination of the note in 15 of the 22 official languages of India. The languages are displayed in alphabetical order. Languages included on the panel are Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
+ Denominations in central level official languages (At below either ends)Language 5English Five rupeesHindi Denominations in 15 state level/other official languages (As seen on the language panel) Assamese Bengali Gujarati Kannada Kashmiri Konkani Malayalam Marathi Nepali Odia Punjabi Sanskrit Tamil Telugu Urdu
See also
Indian 2-rupee note Indian 5-rupee coin
References