The Reserve Bank of India announced that it will soon issue 100 and 200 rupees denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series. The RBI said that the design of these notes will be identical in all respects to the existing 100 and 200 rupees banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series. Meanwhile, the central bank clarified that all 100 and 200 rupees banknotes issued by the Reserve Bank in the past will continue to be legal tender.