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Detailed explanation-1: -The Reserve Bank of India will shortly release the new Rs 100 currency note, the Central Bank said in a press release. The new currency note will have lavender as its base colour. “The note has other designs, geometric patterns aligning with the overall colour scheme, both at the obverse and reverse.

Detailed explanation-2: -The new ₹100 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series bear signature of the Governor, Reserve Bank of India. The note has motif of ‘Rani ki Vav’ on the reverse, depicting the country’s cultural heritage. The base colour of the note is lavender.

Detailed explanation-3: -On 9 May 2022, a new polymer £100 note was introduced to replace the paper notes, featuring Dr Flora Murray on one side and Sir Walter Scott and The Mound on the other. Unlike the paper note, it is green instead of red.

Detailed explanation-4: -(d) All Bank notes with scribbling / stain (including colour stain) on them continue to be legal tender. Such notes can be deposited or exchanged in any bank branch.

Detailed explanation-5: -Number panels of the notes are printed in fluorescent ink. The notes also have optical fibres. Both can be seen when the notes are exposed to ultra-violet lamp.