The Reserve Bank todaysaid it will soon issue new 100 rupee notes in lavender colour having motif of‘Rani ki vav’ – a stepwell located on the banks of Saraswati river in Gujarat’sPatan.

The central bank said,all 100 rupees banknotes issued earlier will also continue to be legaltender.

The note has otherdesigns, geometric patterns aligning with the overall colour scheme, both atthe obverse and reverse. The new 100 rupees note follows, new notes in thedenomination of 10 rupees,  50 rupees and 500 rupees.