Since the advent of UPI, there has been a slight decline in the use of cash, but even today we pay Rs 10, 20, 50, 100, or 500 in cash while purchasing goods from most the shops. Apart from this, it is also very important to have cash in the purse. These are very useful in times of emergency. Many times our notes get bent or get wet in water. Even after this, the notes do not tear or get lost and last a long time. Whereas if there is some other paper in its place, then it gets easily torn or melted when it gets bent or wet. In such a situation, the question is that the notes which we use as currency in India. Why don't they burst when they get wet or bent? After all, what is so special about the paper of these notes? Today in this episode we are going to tell you about this. Let us know -
You will be surprised to know that the notes we use as currency. It is made from 100 percent cotton. This has been mentioned on the official website of the Reserve Bank of India.
If these notes were also made from normal paper, their lifespan would hardly have been long. This is a big reason why RBI uses cotton to make notes.
For your information, let us tell you that a special type of ink is used on these notes. This is a big reason why no other person can copy these notes exactly.
It is for this reason that the paper used for notes is made. Their structure is quite specific. Due to the uniqueness of the papers of the notes, people can easily identify between real and fake notes.
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