A currency note with a star (*) sign is identical to any other legal banknote, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on...
Digital Desk: A currency note with a star (*) sign is identical to any other legal banknote, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Thursday, assuaging fears about the validity of such notes.
The symbol is inserted in the number panel of a banknote that is used as a replacement for defectively printed notes in a packet of 100 serially numbered banknotes, according to the RBI.
The central bank stated in a statement that it has come to the RBI's notice that the validity of banknotes with this sign on the number panel has been the topic of discussions on several social media platforms.
"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," it said.
The RBI clarified that the sign is an indicator that it is a replaced/reprinted banknote.
