500 n 2000 note check whether fake









 1  See through register with denominational numeral
 2  Latent image with denominational numeral
 3  Denominational numeral in Devnagari
 4  Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi at the centre
 5  Micro letters ‘RBI’ and Rs ‘2000’ on the left side of the banknote
 6  Windowed security thread with inscriptions ‘Bharat’ in Devanagari, RBI and numeral with colour shift. Colour of the thread changes from green to blue when the note is tilted
 7  Guarantee Clause, Governor’s signature with Promise Clause and RBI emblem towards the right
 8  Mahatma Gandhi portrait and electrotype watermarks
 9  Number panel with numerals growing from small to big on the top left side and bottom right side
 10  Denominational numeral with rupee symbol, the numeral in colour changing ink (green to blue) on bottom right
 11  Ashoka Pillar emblem on the right
 12  Horizontal rectangle with Rs 2000 in raised print on the right
 13  Seven angular bleed lines on the left and right side in raised print
 14  Year of printing of the note on the left
 15  Swachh Bharat logo with slogan
 16  Language panel towards the centre
 17  Motif of Mangalyaan
 18  Denomination numeral in Devnagari on right
 19  Circle with Rs 500 in raised print on the right
 20  Five angular bleed lines on left and right side in raised print
 21  Red Fort: an image of the Indian heritage site with Indian flag


Reserve Bank info and guide to verification :


₹ 2000 denomination banknotes specification

The Reserve Bank of India has issued ₹ 2000 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series, with the inset letter ‘R’, bearing signature of Dr. Urjit R. Patel, Governor, Reserve Bank of India, and the year of printing '2016' printed on the reverse of the banknote. The new denomination has Motif of Mangalayan on the reverse, depicting the country’s first venture into the interplanetary space. The base colour of the note is magenta. The note has other designs, geometric patterns aligning with the overall colour scheme, both at the obverse and reverse.

(Source: RBI press release dated Nov 08, 2016)



The salient features of the banknotes will be as under:

Obverse (Front)Obverse (Front)Reverse (Back)
1. See through register with denominational numeral 2000
2. Latent image with denominational numeral 2000
3. Denominational numeral २००० in Devnagari
4. Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi at the centre
5. Micro letters ‘RBI’ and ‘2000’ on the left side of the banknote
6. Windowed security thread with inscriptions‘भारत’, RBI and 2000 on banknotes with colour shift. Colour of the thread changes from green to blue when the note is tilted
7. Guarantee Clause, Governor’s signature with Promise Clause and RBI emblem towards right
8. Denominational numeral with Rupee Symbol, ₹2000 in colour changing ink (green to blue) on bottom right
9. Ashoka Pillar emblem on the right
Mahatma Gandhi portrait and electrotype (2000) watermarks
10. Number panel with numerals growing from small to big on the top left side and bottom right side
For visually impaired
Intaglio or raised printing of Mahatma Gandhi portrait, Ashoka Pillar emblem, bleed lines and identity mark
11. Horizontal rectangle with ₹2000 in raised print on the right
12. Seven angular bleed lines on left and right side in raised print
13. Year of printing of the note on the left
14. Swachh Bharat logo with slogan
15. Language panel towards the centre
16. Motif of Mangalayan
17. Denominational numeral २००० in Devnagari
Dimension of the banknote will be 66 mm × 166 mm

₹ 500 denomination banknotes specification

The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue ₹ 500 denomination banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series with inset letter ‘E’ in both the number panels, bearing the signature of Dr. Urjit R. Patel Governor, Reserve Bank of India, the year of printing '2016’ and Swachh Bharat Logo printed on the reverse of the Banknote.

(Source: RBI press release dated Nov 08, 2016)



The new ₹ 500 banknotes are different from the earlier specified bank note (SBN) series in colour, size, theme, location of security features and design elements; the principal features are –
  • The size is 66mm x 150mm
  • The colour is stone grey
  • Red Fort-an image of Indian heritage site with Indian flag on the reverse
The banknote also has features (intaglio printing of Mahatma Gandhi portrait, Ashoka Pillar emblem, bleed lines, circle with ₹ 500 in the right, and the identification mark) which enable the visually impaired person to identify the denomination.

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