The
Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue Rs. 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.
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.
Issue of 2000 Banknotes
The
Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue Rs. 2000 denomination banknotes
in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series, without the inset letter, 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.
The salient features of the banknotes will be as under:
Obverse (Front)
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, Rs.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 peoples
Intaglio or raised printing of Mahatma Gandhi portrait, Ashoka Pillar emblem, bleed lines and identity mark
11. Horizontal rectangle with RS 2000 in raised print on the right
12. Seven angular bleed lines on left and right side in raised print
Reverse (Back)
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
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