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How much does it cost to print bank notes? Find out

Last updated on: August 28, 2012 10:21 IST

Image: An employee counts currency notes at a cash counter inside a bank in Kolkata.
Photographs: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters

Have you ever thought how much it costs to print a bank note? Well, if you have, then here's the answer.

Source: KBK Infographics based on Ministry of Finance data

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How much does it cost to print bank notes? Find out

Image: A shop owner counts notes in Ahmedabad.
Photographs: Amit Dave/Reuters

Denomination: Rs 10

Printing cost (per 1,000 notes): Rs 660 (Bhartiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Pvt Ltd)

Printing cost (per 1,000 notes): Rs 946 (Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd)

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How much does it cost to print bank notes? Find out

Image: Notes of different denominations.
Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters

Denomination: Rs 20

Printing cost (per 1,000 notes): Rs 940 (Bhartiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Pvt Ltd)

Printing cost (per 1,000 notes): Rs 1,160 (Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd)

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How much does it cost to print bank notes? Find out

Image: A shopkeeper poses for a picture as he counts notes at his shop in Jammu.
Photographs: Mukesh Gupta/Reuters

Denomination: Rs 50

Printing cost (per 1,000 notes): Rs 1,635 (Bhartiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Pvt Ltd)

Printing cost (per 1,000 notes): Rs 946 (Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd)

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How much does it cost to print bank notes? Find out

Image: Notes of different denominations.
Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters

Denomination: Rs 100

Printing cost (per 1,000 notes): Rs 1,200 (Bhartiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Pvt Ltd)

Printing cost (per 1,000 notes): Rs 1,408 (Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd)

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How much does it cost to print bank notes? Find out

Image: An employee uses an electronic machine to check a note in Allahabad.
Photographs: Jitendra Prakash/Reuters

Denomination: Rs 500

Printing cost (per 1,000 notes): Rs 2,450 (Bhartiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Pvt Ltd)

Printing cost (per 1,000 notes): Rs 2,530 (Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd)

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How much does it cost to print bank notes? Find out

Image: A worker at a fuel station checks a note after filing a vehicle with fuel in Kolkata.
Photographs: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters

Denomination: Rs 1,000

Printing cost (per 1,000 notes): Rs 2,670 (Bhartiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Pvt Ltd)

Printing cost (per 1,000 notes): Rs 3,159 (Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd)