The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has clarified that a banknote with a star (*) symbol is identical to any other legal banknote, except that in the number panel a star (*) symbol is added between the prefix and the serial number, stated regulator’s statement on Thursday
The central bank said the star (*) symbol present on the number panel of a banknote is an identifier that it is a replaced/reprinted banknote.
This clarification comes in the wake of the validity of banknotes with a star (*) symbol present on the number panel recently becoming the subject of discussion on some social media platforms.
“In this connection, it is informed that the star (*) symbol is inserted in the number panel of a banknote that is used as replacement for defectively printed banknotes in a packet of 100 pieces of serially numbered banknotes,” reads the central bank's statement signed by its chief general manager.
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