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TheLion Capital Series were a series ofcurrency notes issued after India declared its independence fromGreat Britain and used until theReserve Bank of India (RBI) introduced theMahatma Gandhi Series in 1996 with banknotes in denominations of 10 and 500 rupees, and were designed with the image of theLion Capital of Ashoka, the National Emblem which replaced theGeorge VI banknote series. The first banknotes printed after India achieved its independence was a1-rupee note.[1][2]
| Lion Capital Series | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Value | Dimensions (millimetres) | Main colour | Description | Date of | ||||
| Obverse | Reverse | Obverse | Reverse | Watermark | Issue | Withdrawal | |||
 |  | ₹20 | Orange | State Emblem of India | Old Parliament House | State Emblem of India | 1962 | 1997 | |
.jpg) | .jpg) | ₹10 | Fishing boat | ||||||
| Lion Capital Series[3] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Value | Dimensions (millimetres) | Main colour | Description | Date of | ||||
| Obverse | Reverse | Obverse | Reverse | Watermark | Issue | Withdrawal | |||
 |  | ₹100 | 157 × 73 mm | Multicolour | State Emblem of India | Agriculture endeavour | State Emblem of India | 1975 | 1995[4] |
 |  | ₹50 | 147 × 73 mm | LilacPurple | Old Parliament House | 1981 | 1995 | ||
 |  | ₹20 | 148 × 62 mm | RedPurple | Konark wheel | 1975 | 2000[5] | ||
 |  | ₹10 | Indian peacock | 1975 | 2000 | ||||
